landtenure
nounUK /ˈlændˌtɛnjə/
US /ˈlændˌtɛnjər/
Landtenure is the way people own or use land.
The village changed its landtenure rules so families could keep their farms.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The legal system that decides who can use a piece of land.
The new law reformed landtenure across the country.
3. The length of time someone is allowed to stay on land.
His landtenure lasted for twenty years.
4. The customs a community follows about sharing land.
Traditional landtenure gave each clan its own hunting grounds.