landed+estate

  • 31landed property — index demesne, fee (estate), freehold, property (land) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 32Landed gentry — Mr and Mrs Andrews (1748 49) is a painting by British artist Thomas Gainsborough depicting members of the landed gentry. National Gallery, London. Landed gentry is a traditional British social class, consisting of land owners who could live… …

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  • 33landed — adjective Date: 15th century 1. having an estate in land < landed proprietors > 2. consisting in or derived from land or real estate < landed wealth > …

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  • 34estate — /əˈsteɪt / (say uh stayt), /ɛs / (say es ) noun 1. a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law a. an interest in land, traditionally classified either as freehold or of fixable duration, as …

  • 35estate — /i stayt /, n., v., estated, estating. n. 1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law. a. property or possessions. b. the legal position or status of an owner,&#8230; …

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  • 36landed — /lan did/, adj. 1. owning land, esp. an estate: landed gentry. 2. consisting of land: landed property. 3. after shipping; delivered: a landed price. [bef. 1000; late ME (see LAND, ED3); r. OE gelandod (rare), ptp. of *landian to endow with land&#8230; …

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  • 37landed — land•ed [[t]ˈlæn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) cvb owning land, esp. an estate: landed gentry[/ex] 2) consisting of land: landed property[/ex] 3) can. officially recognized as an immigrant • Etymology: 1400–50 …

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  • 38estate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English estat, from Anglo French more at state Date: 13th century 1. state, condition 2. social standing or rank especially of a high order 3. a social or political class; specifically one of the great classes (as the&#8230; …

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  • 39landed — adj. Landed is used with these nouns: ↑aristocracy, ↑class, ↑elite, ↑estate, ↑proprietor …

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  • 40landed estates court — In English law, tribunals established by statute for the purpose of disposing more promptly and easily than could be done through the ordinary judicial machinery, of incumbered real estate. These courts were first established in Ireland by the&#8230; …

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