landholding

Noun

Meaning

a holding in the form of land

ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

croft earth dominion hacienda realty clay freehold land ground property homestead clod soil plot lot
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Antonyms

mountain loss sea whole ocean city
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Hypernyms

property holding ownership belongings

Related terms

landholder smallholder

Examples

The first liberating revolutions never destroyed the large landholding powers that always constituted a reactionary force and upheld the principle of servitude on the land. Che Guevara

Large landholding families also took advantages of the weakness of central government and established their own armies. Source: Internet

Some commentators attribute the slow economic growth to: the negative impact of Spanish rule, the concentration of landholding by few families, and the reactionary role of the Catholic Church. Source: Internet

There were two legal systems of pre-manorial landholding. Source: Internet

This terrain encouraged the development of larger landholding, thus influencing the social structure of southern Albania. Source: Internet

Mr. Lee married Tseng Wen-fui, the daughter of a prosperous landholding family, in 1949, and both became devoted Presbyterians. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

landhold landholder landholdership landhopper Landi landi khana