cadastral
trəl adjective
1.
Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.
2.
of or pertaining to a cadastre.
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cadaster or cadastre (kəˈdæstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an official register showing details of ownership, boundaries, and value of real property in a district, made for taxation purposes | |
| [C19: from French, from Provençal cadastro, from Italian catastro, from Late Greek katastikhon register, from kata stikhon line by line, from kata (see | |
| cadastre or cadastre | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French, from Provençal cadastro, from Italian catastro, from Late Greek katastikhon register, from kata stikhon line by line, from kata (see | |
| ca'dastral or cadastre | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
cadastral
1858, from Fr. cadastral, from cadastre "register of the survey of lands" (16c.), from O.It. catastico, from Late Gk. katastikhos "register," lit. "by the line." Gamillscheg dismisses derivation from L.L. capitastrum "register of the poll tax."
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