farmhold

noun

variants or farmholding

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗

plural -s

archaic

: a tract of land cultivated as a farm

Word History

Etymology

farmhold from Middle English fermehold, from ferme rent, lease + hold land that is held; farmholding from farm entry 2 + holding, noun

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