landlord

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:47:54

Land"lord` (?), n. [See Land, and Lord.]

1.

The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.

2.

The master of an inn or of a lodging house.

Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord. Addison.

 

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