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land⋅lord

[land-lawrd]
–noun
1. a person or organization that owns and leases apartments to others.
2. a person who owns and leases land, buildings, etc.
3. a person who owns or runs an inn, lodging house, etc.
4. a landowner.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE landhlāford. See land, lord


landlordly, adjective
landlordry, noun
landlordship, noun
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land·lord   (lānd'lôrd')   
n.  
  1. One that owns and rents land, buildings, or dwelling units.

  2. A man who runs a rooming house or an inn; an innkeeper.

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Main Entry: land·lord
Function: noun
: the owner of property (as houses, apartments, or land) that is leased or rented to another
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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