LANDGRAVIATE
Land*gra"vi*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. landgraviat.]
1. The territory held by a landgrave.
2. The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave.
LANDGRAVINE
Land"gra*vine, n. Etym: [G. landgräfin; cf. D. landgravin.]
Defn: The wife of a landgrave.
LANDHOLDER
Land"hold`er, n.
Defn: A holder, owner, or proprietor of land.
— Land"hold`ing, n. & a.
LANDING
Land"ing, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. — Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to take the fish from the water after being hooked. — Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide, and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside the stage. — Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
LANDING
Land"ing, n.