Originally, a lord or owner of land; in recorded use applied only spec. to the person who lets land to a tenant. Hence (perhaps already in 16th…
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > landowner (54) landlorda1000 Originally, a lord or owner of land; in recorded use applied only spec. to the person who lets land to a tenant. Hence (perhaps already in 16th… lordOE A possessor of property, land, animals, etc.; a landlord; an owner, a proprietor. lairdc1379 A member of the Scottish landed gentry; an owner of an estate. Cf. squire, n. 5b. mailerc1485 A tenant's landlord. Obsolete. landman1562 A man having landed property. Obsolete. heritor1597 Scots Law. The proprietor of a heritable subject; ‘in connexion with parochial law, the term is confined to such proprietors of land or houses as… landowner1742 An owner or proprietor of land. land-proprietor1815 territorialist1845 A member or representative of the class of landowners. Cf. territorial, adj. 2c. Now historical and rare. Subcategories:— collectively (5) — landlord (12) — small landowner (9) — one who owns plot (2) — peasant proprietor (1) — owner of contiguous property (2) — owner of land adjoining shore or bank (2) — owner of land adjoining road (1) — owner of land leased for building (1) — owner of North American colony (2) — owner of an estate and dwelling (3) — other specific landowners (5) |
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