antirentism
|an-ti-rent-ism|
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/ˌæn.tɪˈrɛntɪzəm/
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/ˌæn.tɪˈrɛntɪz(ə)m/
opposition to rent/landlordism
Etymology
'antirentism' originates from Modern English, formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') and 'rent' (from Old French 'rente' / Medieval Latin 'renta', meaning 'payment, income'), plus the suffix '-ism' indicating a doctrine or movement.
'rent' changed from Old French 'rente' and Medieval Latin 'renta' into the English word 'rent'; the modern compound 'antirentism' was formed in English by combining 'anti-' + 'rent' + '-ism' to denote opposition to rent or rent systems.
Initially, 'rent' referred to a regular payment or income from land or property; over time 'antirentism' came to denote specifically the ideology or organized movement opposing such rent practices and, more broadly, opposition to rent-seeking.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a political or economic doctrine opposing the practice of charging rent (especially land rent) and opposing landlord dominance; advocacy for reducing or abolishing rents and related privileges.
The party's platform was founded on antirentism and land reform for smallholders.
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Noun 2
historically, a social or political movement (especially in the 18th–19th centuries in some regions) that resisted landlord rents and tenancy systems.
In some 19th-century rural areas, antirentism led to organized protests against landlords.
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Last updated: 2025/09/09 01:42