Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LAND'LORD, n. [Sax. land-hlaford, lord of the land. But in German lehen-herr, D. leen-herr, is lord of the loan or fief. Perhaps the Saxon is so written by mistake, or the word may have been corrupted.]

1. The lord of a manor or of land; the owner of land who has tenants under him. – Johnson.
2. The master of an inn or tavern. – Addison.