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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > economics > environmental economics > natural resource economics > land economics > land tenure
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > environmental economics > natural resource economics > land economics > land tenure
Preferred Term:

land tenure

Definition:
The holding of land and the rights that go with such holding, including all forms of holding from fee simple title (embracing all possible rights within the general limitations imposed by the government) to the various forms of tenancy or holding of land owned by another.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
land economics
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • tenure systems
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39524
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