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landlord
What does landlord mean?
landlord (noun): a person that leases real property; a lessor.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use landlord in a sentence?
- Are you my landlord? (Tatoeba sentence #11900750 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce landlord?
/ˈlændˌlɔɹd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does landlord come from?
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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