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Land v. t. [imp. & p. p. Landed; p. pr. & vb. n. Landing.]
1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak.
2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
Land·ed a.
1. Having an estate in land.
The House of Commons must consist, for the most part, of landed men. --Addison.
2. Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property; landed security.
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landed
adj : owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed
gentry"; "landed property" [ant: landless]