Landlord
History

The concept of a landlord can be traced to the feudal system of manoralism (seignorialism), where landed estates were owned by Lords of the Manor (mesne lords). These lords were typically members of the lower nobility who later formed the rank of knights during the high medieval period. They held their fiefs through subinfeudation, though in some cases land was directly subject to members of higher nobility, such as the royal domain owned directly by a king, or the Holy Roman Empire 's imperial villages which were directly subject to the emperor. This medieval system evolved from the villas and latifundia (large, peasant-worked farmsteads) of the Roman Empire. In modern times, the term "landlord" refers to a property owner who charges rent to a tenant.
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