landholding means A piece of property (land) that is held (owned). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Etymology
From land + holding.
noun
- A piece of property (land) that is held (owned).“Thus the unendurable burden on the temples was lightened. For instance, the annual surtaxes of Buddhist temples' landholdings of Hsia-p'u county which had amounted to 515 taels in the late Ming dropped to 309 taels after Ch'ien-lung's edict, and to 229 taels soon afterwards.”
- The state or practice of owning land.