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landlord

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈɫændˌɫɔɹd// UK //lˈændlɔːd// land·lord Archaic Slang

n. a person or company that owns a building and rents it to others. You pay this person every month to live in your apartment or use their office space.

n. a person or entity that leases land, a building, or accommodation to a tenant. Often used in legal or commercial contexts to identify the party providing the property.


SIMPLE

The landlord fixed the broken window yesterday.

CONTEXTUAL

After the pipes burst, the tenants contacted their landlord to request an emergency repair and a temporary rent reduction.

COMPLEX

The relationship between a landlord and a tenant is governed by local housing laws that dictate notice periods for inspections and the handling of security deposits.

Origin

From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

Usage

Commonly paired with 'tenant' to describe the two parties in a rental agreement.

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