Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landlordism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: land-lordism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.

Uncountable

noun

A specific variation or implementation of such a system.

Uncountable

noun

The actions and behavior of a landlord.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What if all the poor people should refuse to pay rent and shelter themselves under the American flag? Landlordism would go crumbling."
"[…] including the racialized landlordisms to which it gives rise."
"Yet his account also implies the carelessness of his landlordism before now and the invisibility to him of those beneath his social horizon (even if they are paying him rent)."

Etymology

From landlord + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: landlord

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

landlordisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

capitalism socialism communism

Questions

What does landlordism mean?: An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
Where does landlordism come from?: From landlord + -ism.

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