land tenure
English
Pronunciation
(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈlænd ˈtɛn.jʊə/
,
/ˈlænd ˈtɛn.jə/
(
General American
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈlænd ˈtɛn.jɚ/
Noun
land
tenure
(
plural
land tenures
)
The
legal
regime
in which land "
owned
" by an
individual
is
possessed
by someone else who is said to "
hold
" the land,
based on
an
agreement
between both individuals.