What does "inholding" mean?

A piece of privately-owned land inside the boundary of a national park, national forest, state park, or similar publicly-owned protected area.

What is a synonym for "inholding"?

Common synonyms include: contain, possess, possess.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
A piece of privately-owned land inside the boundary of a national park, national forest, state park, or similar publicly-owned protected area.
"Thomas M. Daly, chief executive of the American Revolution Center, called the association’s concerns about inholdings a “specious argument.”"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of inhold form-of, gerund, participle, present
"O sirs, grace is not for inholding, but for outgiving; grace could not be grace if it were otherwise."

"Thomas M. Daly, chief executive of the American Revolution Center, called the association’s concerns about inholdings a “specious argument.”"

From in- + holding.

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