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Meaning of LANDLADY

Pronunciation:  'land`leydee

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 Definition: [n]  a landlord who is a woman
 
 See Also: landlord

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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 Related Terms: beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, hostess, householder, laird, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, squire, titleholder
 

 

 

 

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