land tenure
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6.7
- noun
- /lænd ˈtɛn.jʊr/
- Specialized
:
tenencia de la tierra
- The coercive regulations governing land tenure likewise failed for several reasons.
- land tenure system
- land tenure patterns
- land tenure reform
Examples
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Such evaluation should include belief systems, land tenure, perceived personal costs and benefits, and local history.
Academic text (2011) -
The farmers protested against the government's changes to the land tenure regulations.
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I was looking at the social organization in their land tenure system.
Fiction book (1990) -
Taking into account the irregular land tenure system within areas of conflict, the parties agree to:
Academic text (1991) -
For one thing, land tenure for many remained insecure.
Academic text (1997) -
Traditionally, the indigenous communities relied on a system of land tenure based on communal ownership.
Academic text (1998) -
The new land tenure system also redefined women's claims to land and women's social identities.
Academic text (1991) -
In Kenya, once plots were allotted, Africans maintained "traditional land tenure systems and customary methods."
Academic text (1995) -
In some regions, the land tenure system allows families to lease land for generations.
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Understanding the land tenure structure is crucial for sustainable agricultural practices.
Synonyms
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2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
36
4.6
Legal permission to control things like land or inventions
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7.2
The legal right to have or use land
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4.7
The legal right to have land and the duties and benefits that come with it
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the legal right or system by which land is owned or occupied' is directly compositional from 'land' + 'tenure' — a noun+noun combination where 'tenure' specifies the kind of possession relating to land. Although somewhat technical, the relation is literal and cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'tenencia de la tierra', French 'tenure foncière'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Land tenure comes from the simple idea of land and tenure, where tenure meant 'holding' or 'keeping' land. The image is of someone holding a field under certain rules, so today the term means the 'legal right' or 'rules' that say who owns or uses land.