dispossessed of land

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• Land-Tenure in the Christian Era — • The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in Europe the rise and establishment of the Church is a matter for historical inquiry. Strictly speaking, the way in which such ownership or tenure… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Land tenure in England — Land tenure in EnglandEven before the Norman Conquest, there was a strong tradition of landholding in Anglo Saxon law. When William the Conqueror asserted sovereignty over England in 1066, he confiscated the property of the recalcitrant English… …   Wikipedia

• dispossessed — dis|pos|sessed [ ,dıspə zest ] adjective FORMAL people who are dispossessed have had something valuable such as their land taken away from them a. the dispossessed people who are dispossessed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dispossessed — UK [ˌdɪspəˈzest] / US adjective formal a) people who are dispossessed have had something valuable such as their land taken away from them b) the dispossessed people who are dispossessed …   English dictionary

• dispossessed — adjective 1 having had property or land taken away 2 the dispossessed (plural) people who are dispossessed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Dispossessed — Dispossess Dis pos*sess (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis + possess: cf. F. d[ e]poss[ e]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dispossessed — /dis peuh zest /, adj. 1. evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted. 2. without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised. 3. having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; …   Universalium

• dispossessed — dis|pos|sessed [ˌdıspəˈzest] n the dispossessed people who have had property or land taken away …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dispossessed — dis•pos•sessed [[t]ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst[/t]] adj. 1) bus evicted, as from a dwelling or land; ousted 2) without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised 3) having suffered the loss of prospects, relationships,… …   From formal English to slang

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