landlordism

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landlordism

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From landlord + -ism.

noun landlordisms

uncountable, usually An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants. What if all the poor people should refuse to pay rent and shelter themselves under the American flag? Landlordism would go crumbling.
uncountable, usually A specific variation or implementation of such a system. […] including the racialized landlordisms to which it gives rise.
uncountable, usually The actions and behavior of a landlord. Yet his account also implies the carelessness of his landlordism before now and the invisibility to him of those beneath his social horizon (even if they are paying him rent).

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@misc{landlordism_2026,
  title = {landlordism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/landlordism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}