landholding

noun

land·​hold·​ing ˈland-ˌhōl-diŋ How to pronounce landholding (audio)
1
: the state or fact of holding or owning land
2
: property in land
landholding adjective

Examples of landholding in a Sentence

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Established in 1903, the estate describes itself as Santorini’s largest private vineyard owner, with landholdings exceeding 120 hectares. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 On Saturday afternoon, the evacuation area was expanded to the private landholdings north of Glade Ranches as well. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 June 2026 Te Mata Estate’s original winery was part of English immigrant John Chambers’s landholdings at Te Mata Station. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 If the logic of Cowichan is upheld, there is scarcely a landholding in British Columbia—or much of the rest of Canada—for which ownership is secure. David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landholding

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of landholding was in 1662

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“Landholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landholding. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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