noun
- plural of landowning; the act, practice, or state of owning land; also, lands or estates collectively owned
Usage: usually used in plural form; can refer to the activity of owning land or to the lands themselves
Examples
- The family's landownings stretched across three counties.
- His landownings provided a steady income from agricultural leases.
- The aristocrat's vast landownings made him one of the wealthiest people in the region.
- She inherited significant landownings from her grandfather's estate.
- The landownings were divided equally among the heirs.