latifundium
In ancient Rome, a large agricultural estate designed to make maximum use of cheap labour, whether free workers or slaves.
In present-day Italy, Spain, and South America, the term latifondo refers to a large agricultural estate worked by low-paid casual or semiservile labour in the interests of absentee landlords.
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