land patent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of land patent
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The alliance is pushing African countries into agreements that allow foreign companies to grab their land, patent their seeds and monopolise their food markets.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2013
He owns two-thirds of an acre with a 150-foot lake frontage, purchased from the holder of the original land patent before the park was created in 1910.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has always been the plaything of Albert M. Johnson, and is still subject to purchase by the Government under the terms of the land patent granted to Johnson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dunmore, Lord, issues a land patent to Washington, 25.
From George Washington: Farmer by Haworth, Paul Leland
The grants made by the various agents of the proprietors in the Northern Neck were not substantially different in nature from those held under a Virginia land patent.
From Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 by Robinson, Walter Stitt
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