landlordism

[ land-lawr-diz-uh m ]

/ ˈlænd lɔrˌdɪz əm /

noun

the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation.

Words nearby landlordism

landline, landlocked, landlocked salmon, landloper, landlord, landlordism, landlubber, landman, landmark, landmass, landmine

Origin of landlordism

First recorded in 1835–45; landlord + -ism

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Examples from the Web for landlordism

He certainly did a very bold action, and one which casts a perfect glare of light upon the nature of landlordism.
Captains of Industry|James Parton
Landlordism is built on the dreadful wrong of sharing with Capitalism the plunder of Labour.
Songs of the Army of the Night|Francis Adams
Irish landlordism makes African slavery a virtue by comparison.
Nasby in Exile|David R. Locke
Irish landlordism is legal brigandage—it is an organized hell.
Nasby in Exile|David R. Locke

I believe the last offer has been made to Irish landlordism.
John Redmond's Last Years|Stephen Gwynn

British Dictionary definitions for landlordism

landlordism

/ (ˈlændlɔːˌdɪzəm) /

noun

the system by which land under private ownership is rented for a fixed sum to tenants

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