landed
landed Lexical Profile
landed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Owning a great deal of land, especially as inherited family estates that confer wealth or social status.
"During the eighteenth century, political power in Britain remained largely concentrated in the hands of the landed gentry."
Consisting of or relating to real estate or agricultural land.
"The family's landed estates across the countryside generated substantial rental income for generations."
In international trade and shipping, including all costs associated with transporting goods to a port and unloading them onto the shore.
"When calculating profit margins for imported electronics, the retailer must account for the total landed cost rather than just the factory price."
Canadian Having been officially admitted to a country as a lawful permanent resident.
"After living in Toronto as a landed immigrant for several years, she finally applied for full Canadian citizenship."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the noun 'land' combined with the suffix '-ed' (meaning 'possessing' or 'characterized by'), historically used to denote the class of aristocracy and gentry whose wealth and social standing derived from the ownership of agricultural estates.