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Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.

Land"la`dy (?), n.; pl. Landladies (#). [Cf. Landlord.] 1. A woman having real estate which she leases to a tenant or tenants.

2. The mistress of an inn or lodging house.

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Land"leap`er (?), n. See Landlouper.

Land"less (?), a. Having no property in land.

Land"lock` (?), v. t. To inclose, or nearly inclose, as a harbor or a vessel, with land.

Land"locked` (?), a. 1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land.

2. (Zoöl.) Confined to a fresh- water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon.

Land"lo`per (?), n. Same as Landlouper.

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.

2. The master of an inn or of a lodging house.

Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord.

Addison.

Land"lord`ism (?), n. The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased agricultural lands. J. S. Mill.

Land"lord`ry (?), n. The state of a landlord. [Obs.]

Land"loup`er (?), n. [D. landlooper, lit., landrunner; land land + loopen to run. See Land, and Leap.] A vagabond; a vagrant. [Written also landleaper and landloper.] "Bands of landloupers." Moltey.

Land"loup`ing, a. Vagrant; wandering about.

Land"lub`ber (?), n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.) One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.

Land"man (?), n.; pl. Landmen (&?;). 1. A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman.

2. (Eng.) An occupier of land. Cowell.

Land"mark` (?), n. [AS. landmearc. See Land, and Mark a sign.] 1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved.

2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.

Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or conditions are determined.

Land"own`er (?), n. An owner of land.

Land"own`ing, n. The owning of land. -- a. Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.

Land"-poor` (?), a. Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land. [Colloq.]

Land"reeve` (?), n. [Land + reeve an officer.] A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward.