landowning

English

Etymology

From land +‎ owning.

Adjective

landowning

  1. In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
    The landowning citizens of the county will object to the increased property tax, but those who rent won't care.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 392:
      By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers.
  2. Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
    landowning rights

Derived terms

Noun

landowning (plural landownings)

  1. A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
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