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Nagariya Posted 14 years ago
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What does the below sentence mean

What does the below sentence mean
"The landlord in britain was the owner of land not only in relation to the tenant but also in relation to the state".What does in relation to do here.
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nagariya What does in relation to do mean here ? from the viewpoint of; in the eyes of If you asked the tenant who owned the land, he would have said "the landlord". If you asked the state (a government official) who owned the land, he too would have said "the landlord".

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  • nagariya What does in relation to do mean here ?
  • from the viewpoint of; in the eyes of If you asked the tenant who owned the land, he would have said "the landlord".
  • If you asked the state (a government official) who owned the land, he too would have said "the landlord".
  • CJ
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nagariyaWhat does in relation to do mean here?
from the viewpoint of; in the eyes of

If you asked the tenant who owned the land, he would have said "the landlord".
If you asked the state (a government official) who owned the land, he too would have said "th
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Thank you.
And i will not double post it sorry for that.
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