landed society
Meaning
- noun A British socio-economic class of landowners, socially just below the aristocracy or peerage, who could live entirely from rental income.
- noun A socio-economic system in which wealth and status are derived primarily from land ownership.
- noun A secret society that owns its own premises.
- noun A landowner's association.
Similar words
estate landownership landholding landlordism landholder landgable property ladder land-holder landowning acreocracy
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