smallholding /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/ noun3 •A small farm. •(US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings. — 2003 •The owning of such a farm. formssmallholdings