noun
- a large estate or plantation, especially in ancient Rome or Latin America
Usage: historical
Examples
- The Roman latifundium was worked by slaves and produced crops for export.
- Many latifundia in colonial Brazil were devoted to sugar cultivation.
- The concentration of land into latifundia displaced small farmers.
- Archaeological evidence reveals the layout of this ancient latifundium.
- Land reform aimed to break up the large latifundia and redistribute property.
- The latifundium system contributed to economic inequality in the region.