ejidal

/exˈhiːdal/ or /eh-HEE-dahl/ (Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl ‘ēcidalli, ‘public land’)

Definitions

1. noun

A communal landholding or a small rural town in Mexico, typically owned and governed by a community of peasants.

“The ejidal system allowed the community to manage and distribute land fairly among its members.”

Synonyms

  • collective farm
  • communal land

Antonyms

  • private property