Smallholding

//ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small farm.
  2. 2
    a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation wordnet
  3. 3
    The owning of such a farm.
  4. 4
    A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). US, historical

    "[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings."

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"[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings."

Etymology

From small + holding.

Related phrases

middling plantation

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