landholding
noun
land·hold·ing
ˈland-ˌhōl-diŋ 
1
: the state or fact of holding or owning land
2
: property in land
landholding
adjective
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Found on Penicuik Estate, one of Scotland’s finest, rural landholdings, is Penicuik House, a historic house available for exclusive-use stays, due to open its doors next month.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Schemes of collectivization sought to overturn inequalities in landholding.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The effort has more than doubled the tribe’s landholdings.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Early political figures and observers pointed to small-scale landholding and the farmers who toiled that land as a bedrock of democracy.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Schemes of collectivization sought to overturn inequalities in landholding.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The effort has more than doubled the tribe’s landholdings.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Early political figures and observers pointed to small-scale landholding and the farmers who toiled that land as a bedrock of democracy.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Landholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landholding. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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