单词 | latifundium |
释义 | latifundium/ˌlɑːtɪˈfʌndɪəm / /ˌlatɪˈfʌndɪəm/noun (plural latifundia) A large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America, typically worked by peasants or slaves.In the seventh and eighth centuries, the city drew its food supply from the public, papal, and ecclesiastical patrimony in the Latium countryside and the latifundia of Sicily....
OriginMid 17th century: from Latin, from latus 'broad' + fundus 'landed estate', partly via Spanish. |
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