Landowner

Quick meaning: Landowner is a noun meaning A person who owns land.

Meaning

A person who owns land.

Example Sentences

If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired.

The largest owner of tea lands on the island in the late 1800s (and Taiwan’s single wealthiest family) were the Lins of Pan-ch’iao. Along with other great familial and corporate landowners, the Pan-ch’iao Lins drew income from renting their properties under a flexible, sophisticated contractual system of land tenure.

Word Forms

• landowners

Synonyms for landowner

Depending on context, synonyms include landholder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include landholder, landlord, lessor, proprietorship, owner, ownership.

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