Noun
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
Source: WordNetThe law gave those landlords extensive power at the present time, and unless they went in for a revolution he confessed he did not see how they were going to bring about a radical reform of the system of land tenure in this country. Charles Stewart Parnell
In an agrarian society, the conditions of land tenure underlie all social or economic factors. Source: Internet
In other areas, however, such as agriculture, land tenure, and social organization, Inca rule had a profound effect despite its relatively short duration. Source: Internet
Peasants became tied to the land in a way that presaged later systems of land tenure and workers such as bakers, armourers, public entertainers and workers in the mint had their occupations made hereditary. Source: Internet
Living conditions in some of these neighbourhoods are very poor, and lack of service provision and insecure land tenure are major problems. Source: Internet
O'Higgins alienated liberals and provincials with his authoritarianism, conservatives and the church with his anticlericalism, and landowners with his proposed reforms of the land tenure system. Source: Internet