landed property
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“Domain” derives from Old French, denoting heritable or landed property; its Latin-derived cognate, “domicile,” means, of course, “home.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
The Romans used fundus to mean foundation or the main part of something, but especially to mean farm, or landed property - perhaps the basis of someone's wealth.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2015
I have lived here for many years, and, at one time, owned considerable landed property, and very often I would take my dogs out hunting mongooses in the pastures.
From Time Magazine Archive
For not only had their sources of income been suddenly cut off, and landed property become almost valueless, but increased taxation had to be imposed.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
Of course you would never think of investing in consols, in railway shares, or dock-bonds, would you? you would not lend money upon mortgage, or exact rent for your household and landed property?
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by John Ruskin
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