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 资深译员Betty,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与商业移民有关的法律文件。