\Land League\
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 Machael 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.