working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"