earned landglossary / earned land Public land that is conveyed by a land patent to a private person who has performed a certain condition, usu. one spelled out in an earlier grant. See PATENT(2). 词条贡献者 双语律师李黎,国际知名法学院法律专业,擅长翻译各类与消费者金融诉讼相关的法律文件。