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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Land League \Land League\ n.
In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other,
organized, with Charles Stewart Parnell as president, in 1879
with a view to the reduction of farm rents and a
reconstruction of the land laws. -- {Land"*lea`guer}, n. --
{Land"*lea`guism}, n.
The Land League, of which Michael Davitt was the
founder, originated in Mayo in August, and at a Dublin
in October the organization was extended to all
Ireland, with Parnell as president. --Encyc. Brit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]