mailo

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noun

In Uganda, a land tenure system similar to freehold, in which political nobles were accredited land at the start of the 20th century, and passed it on hereditarily, without possibility of the ownership being contested.

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Meanings

nounmailo (plural mailos)

plural mailos

  1. In Uganda, a land tenure system similar to freehold, in which political nobles were accredited land at the start of the 20th century, and passed it on hereditarily, without possibility of the ownership being contested.

Origin

From mile. These areas were originally divided up by square miles.

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APA

mailo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailo

MLA

“mailo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mailo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailo.

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