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| 1. | [ noun ] extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use | |
| Synonyms: | acres land estate landed_estate | |
| Examples: | "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
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| Related terms: | real_property plantation barony countryseat smallholding leasehold latifundium seigneury Crown_land manor hacienda homestead entail fief glebe freehold | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) territory over which rule or control is exercised | |
| Synonyms: | land domain | |
| Examples: | "his domain extended into Europe" "he made it the law of the land" |
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| Related terms: | region empire kingdom duchy earldom archduchy grand_duchy viscounty Kingdom_of_God principality sheikdom emirate suzerainty barony fiefdom khnate country | |
