different between heritage vs landsman

English

Alternative forms

• hæritage (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French eritage, heritage, (French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin h?r?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h???t?d??/
• Hyphenation: her?i?tage

Noun

heritage (countable and uncountable, plural heritages)

1. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
2. A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
3. A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
4. (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

Derived terms

• heritage language
• heritage railway

Related terms

• See heir

See also

• (agriculture): heirloom, landrace

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• landman

Etymology

From land +? -s- +? man. In meanings 3 and 4, influenced by Yiddish ??????????? (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann, Norwegian landsmann. Doublet of lantzman.

Noun

landsman (plural landsmen)

1. The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.
2. (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners.
3. A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe
4. Someone of a similar heritage or belief system
5. (obsolete, nautical) A military rank given to naval recruits

Coordinate terms

• (opposite of a seaman): landlubber

Translations

Anagrams

• Landmans

Swedish

Etymology

From land +? -s- +? man.

Noun

landsman c (feminine: landsmaninna)

1. a compatriot, a countryman

Declension