Defn: Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.
[Colloq.]
LANDREEVE
Land"reeve`, n. Etym: [Land + reeve an officer.]
Defn: A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward.
LANDSCAPE Land"scape, n. [Formerly written also landskip.] Etym: [D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See Land, and -schip.]
1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc.
3. The pictorial aspect of a country. The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart. Macaulay. Landscape gardening, The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect.
LANDSCAPIST
Land"scap`ist, n.
Defn: A painter of landscapes.
LANDSKIP
Land"skip, n. Etym: [See Landscape.]