Meaning

3 senses
  1. A small farm.

  2. The owning of such a farm.

  3. (US, historical)A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).

More definitions
  • a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From small + holding.

From small + holding.

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Forms

plural: smallholdings

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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