landowner
Deed holder, legally
A landowner is a person who owns land, especially a substantial amount of rural or agricultural property.
The term often implies wealth or social standing: The local landowners opposed the new housing development.
In historical contexts, landowners formed a privileged class with political power tied to their holdings.
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- freeholdPermanent property title
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
- easementLimited land-use privilege
encumbrance · covenant · zoning · survey · boundary · plat · conveyance · mortgage
Landed aristocratic residence
- villaStately country residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
grounds · domain · demesne · holding · parcel · tract · plot · farmstead
Landed aristocratic residence
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
suzerain · liege · seigneur · tithe · lord · serf · peasant · tenant farmer
Wealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- capitalistPrivate ownership supporter
- affluenceAbundance of money
prosperity · assets · fortune · inheritance · millionaire · real estate · portfolio · mogul
Farm with residence
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- croplandLand for growing produce
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- orchardFruit tree plantation
vineyard · arable · grazing · harvest · irrigation · tenant farmer · sharecropper · agribusiness
deed
Written property conveyance
easement · encumbrance · covenant · zoning · survey · boundary · plat · conveyance · mortgage · lien
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- villaStately country residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
homestead · grounds · domain · demesne · holding · parcel · tract · plot · farmstead · acreage
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
fiefdom · suzerain · liege · seigneur · tithe · lord · serf · peasant · tenant farmer · demesne
magnate
Wealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- capitalistPrivate ownership supporter
affluence · prosperity · assets · fortune · inheritance · millionaire · real estate · portfolio · mogul · baron
farmstead
Farm with residence
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- croplandLand for growing produce
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
orchard · vineyard · arable · grazing · harvest · irrigation · tenant farmer · sharecropper · agribusiness · rancher
landlady
Female rental property owner
lessor · rent · eviction · apartment · dwelling · rental income · occupant · sublease · tenancy agreement · housing
- farmersfarmer, grower, smallholder, cultivator, rancher
- landed gentrylanded gentry, squire, country gentleman, lord of the manor, country squire
- plantationcotton field, sugar cane, tobacco barn, slave quarters, overseer
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- ownershomeowner, homeowners, landlords, shareholders, rancher
- ownershipown, possess, proprietorship, have, hold
landownerpeasant
Low-status agricultural laborer
serf · tenant farmer · sharecropper · laborer · proletarian
- landowning classProperty-holding social stratum