landowner
/ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Middle English ouner English owner English landowner From land + owner.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/
- British English: /ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/