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layland

layland noun: land lying untilled; fallow ground.

Noun

layland

  1. (archaic) Land lying untilled; fallow ground.
    • places where rubbiſh lies, layland or ground, new broke up1630, John Stanbridge, Stambrigi Embryon Relimatvm

Proper noun capitalized: Layland

Layland (countable and uncountable, plural Laylands)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of layland

pluralLaylands

Origin of layland

From lay (“meadow”) + land.

Variant of Leyland.

Words formed from layland

Questions about layland

What does layland mean?
Layland means land lying untilled; fallow ground.
What part of speech is layland?
Layland can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near layland in the dictionary

  1. layings on of hands
  2. layings-on of hands
  3. layins
  4. Layla
  5. Laylah
  6. layland
  7. Laylands
  8. Laylatul Qadr
  9. layless
  10. layline
  11. laylines

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