landowner

[ land-oh-ner ]

/ ˈlændˌoʊ nər /

noun

an owner or proprietor of land.

Nearby words

lando, landon, landor, landor, walter savage, landouzy-déjérine dystrophy, landowner, landowning, landowska, landowska, wanda, landrace, landrost

Origin of landowner

First recorded in 1725–35; land + owner

Related formsland·own·er·ship, nounland·own·ing, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for landowning

They hoped that out of the old tribal customs a regular system of landowning according to the English tenure would be developed.
England's Case Against Home Rule|Albert Venn Dicey
As already stated, the landowning families usually arrange alliances among themselves.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
So much for the proportion of the national product which goes to the landowning class.
Distributive Justice|John A. (John Augustine) Ryan
The English way of landowning, above all, has made for luxury.
The Rhythm of Life|Alice Meynell

There is as many different kinds of landowning as there is of landowners.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for landowning

landowner

/ (ˈlændˌəʊnə) /

noun

a person who owns land

Derived Formslandownership, nounlandowning, noun, adjective

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