landlord.
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
Meaning & usage
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
The owner or manager of a public house.
A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
To lease real property; to act as a lessor.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
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