smallholding

  1. Noun.  (British) A piece of land, smaller than a farm, used for the cultivation of vegetables or the breeding of animals.
  2. Noun.  (American) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted with ''middling plantation'' (20-49 slaves) and ''large plantation'' (50+ and owned by planters).

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