landowning

American  

[land-ohn-ing] / ˈlændˌoʊn ɪŋ /

adjective

1. having ownership of land, especially in large amounts.

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Other Word Forms

• non-landowning adjective

Example Sentences

The grant is based on a percentage of the profits of the independent property and landowning business, the Crown Estate.

From BBC

Landowning conservatives in England were originally hostile to the rising merchant class, but over time began include them in their coalition.

From Salon

The West Los Angeles campus, formally called the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established as a home for Civil War veterans on land donated in 1888 by Sen. John P. Jones and his business partner, the socialite and businesswoman Arcadia Bandini Stearns de Baker, scion of a landowning family going back to the mission era.

From Los Angeles Times

There are already wind turbines atop the butte, built by the landowning Galt family with Borgquist’s help.

From Los Angeles Times

With fair offers for their properties, and few interested heirs, most landowning families were willing to sell.

From New York Times