holder, occupant (one who occupies a position) (often used in compound terms) · possessor, occupant (one who has control over, but not necessarily legal ownership of, an item of fixed or movable property) · bearer (one who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment)
çekim: çoğul haltijat · tamlayan haltijan
köken: From Proto-Finnic *haltija(s), borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*haldijaʀ, “holder”). The -ija in the modern spelling is by influence from -ja (and words derived with it). Cognate with Estonian haldjas.