latifundium

[ lat-uh-fuhn-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Roman History.

, plural lat·i·fun·di·a [lat-, uh, -, fuhn, -dee-, uh].

1. a great estate.

latifundium

/ ˌlætɪˈfʌndɪəm /

noun

1. a large agricultural estate, esp one worked by slaves in ancient Rome

Word History and Origins

Origin of latifundium¹

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to lāt ( us ) wide, broad + -i- -i- + fund ( us ) a piece of land, farm, estate + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of latifundium¹

C17: from Latin lātus broad + fundus farm, estate