landownership
nounUK /ˈlændˌəʊnəʃɪp/
US /ˈlændˌoʊnərʃɪp/
Landownership means owning a piece of land.
The family's landownership gave them a place to build their home.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The legal right to control and use a piece of land.
The deed proved her landownership of the farm.
3. The state of being a landowner.
Landownership comes with the duty to care for the soil.
4. The system of who is allowed to own land in a place.
Laws about landownership changed after the war.