In Mexico and Spain, a system of communal land ownership where a group of farmers collectively manage and use agricultural land.
From Spanish ejido, derived from Latin exitum (exit, departure). The term originally referred to land that lay outside a settlement, hence 'communal exit land.'
After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, millions of acres were redistributed as ejidos to landless peasants—this Spanish word became synonymous with land justice and indigenous rights.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.