What does Landlord mean?


Landlord \Land"lord`\, n. [See Land, and Lord.]

1. The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants. [1913 Webster]

2. The master of an inn or of any form of lodging house; as, the landlord collects the rents on the first of the month. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


landlord

noun

1: a landowner who leases to others


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