noun
parasitic landowner system; absentee landlord system
Historical term for the pre-WWII Japanese agricultural system where landlords lived off rents without engaging in farming themselves.
寄生地主制は戦後の農地改革で解体された。
The parasitic landowner system was dismantled by the post-war land reform.
Compound of 寄生 (parasitic), 地主 (landlord), and 制 (system).