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wardholder

wardholder noun: one who held land under the wardholding system.

Noun

wardholder (plural wardholders)

  1. (historical) One who held land under the wardholding system.

Forms of wardholder

pluralwardholders

Origin of wardholder

From ward + holder.

Questions about wardholder

What does wardholder mean?
Wardholder means one who held land under the wardholding system.
What part of speech is wardholder?
Wardholder is a noun.
What is the plural of wardholder?
The plural of wardholder is wardholders.

Words near wardholder in the dictionary

  1. warderships
  2. wardes
  3. wardest
  4. wardeth
  5. Wardha
  6. wardholder
  7. wardholders
  8. wardholding
  9. wardialer
  10. wardialers
  11. wardialing

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