Meanings of wealthy landholder in English

A wealthy landholder and merchant-prince of Ghent, James van Artevelde, made himself the spokesman of all classes of that great manufacturing city.

Few fathers portion their children better than Ishmael Bush; you will say that for me, at least, when you get to be a wealthy landholder.

The great statesmen, the eminent divines, the reverend judges, the learned lawyers, the wealthy landholders and merchants are all leagued together to repel innovation.

'At Easter, the Earl and Countess of B--always gave liberally, and their example was followed by all the wealthy landholders in the parish.