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landowner N

proprietário(-a) m (f) (de terras)

latifundiário(-a) m (f)

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They were hard-pressed by landowners from central provinces who were acquiring the land in their area and settling their serfs on it. en.wikipedia.org

The dispute between the smelter operators and affected landowners could not be resolved, resulting in the case being sent to an arbitration tribunal. en.wikipedia.org

Private landowners, on the other hand, enjoyed the benefits of federally subsidized irrigation infrastructure and guaranteed market prices. en.wikipedia.org

The days of the great local landowners ended in the early 19th century. en.wikipedia.org

When the church was eventually returned to parish control, the vestry levied a special tax of twopence an acre on local landowners to pay for replacement windows. en.wikipedia.org

Many local landowners were suspicious of government agencies. en.wikipedia.org

Land enclosure has been condemned as a gigantic swindle on the part of large landowners. en.wikipedia.org

Landowners took one-twelfth of the sales price if a serf ("mainmortable") wanted to sell up. en.wikipedia.org

But landowners are not given the prerogative to seriously deplete a neighbor's water supply. en.wikipedia.org

Abundant and easy to catch, terrapin were so ample that landowners often fed their slaves and indentured servants a staple diet of terrapin meat. en.wikipedia.org

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