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landowning en · ADJ

Etymology

From land + owning.

Meanings

1. In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
   • By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 392:
   • The landowning citizens of the county will object to the increased property tax, but those who rent won't care.
2. Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
   • landowning rights

Deriveds

nonlandowning

landowning en · NOUN

Etymology

From land + owning.

Meanings

1. A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.

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