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latifundium

lat·i·fun·di·um [ làttə fúndee əm ] (plural lat·i·fun·di·a [ làttə fúndee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
large Roman farm: in ancient Rome, an agricultural estate, especially one that was worked by slaves

[Mid-17th century. < Latin< latus "broad" + fundus "landed estate"]
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