Landlordism — Land lord ism, n. The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased agricultural lands. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landlordism — [land′lôrd΄iz΄əm] n. the economic system under which land is privately owned and rented to tenants … English World dictionary
landlordism — ȯrˌdizəm noun 1. : the state of being a landlord : characteristics of a landlord in action, opinions, or speech 2. : the relations of landlords to tenants especially as to leased agricultural lands : the system or doctrine of the ownership of… … Useful english dictionary
landlordism — noun Date: 1844 an economic system or practice by which ownership of land is vested in one who leases it to cultivators … New Collegiate Dictionary
landlordism — /land lawr diz euhm/, n. the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation. [1835 45; LANDLORD + ISM] * * * … Universalium
landlordism — n. practice of renting or leasing property to others … English contemporary dictionary
landlordism — noun the system whereby land (or property) is owned by landlords to whom tenants pay a fixed rent … English new terms dictionary
landlordism — land·lord·ism … English syllables
landlordism — land•lord•ism [[t]ˈlænd lɔrˌdɪz əm[/t]] n. the system under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
landlordism — /ˈlændlɔdɪzəm/ (say landlawdizuhm) noun the practice under which property or land which is owned by one person is leased to another for occupancy or use …