an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
Also, ca·das·ter.
Origin: 1795–1805; < French < Provençalcadastro < Italiancatastro, earlier (Venetian) catastico < Late Greekkatástichon register, derivative of phrase katà stíchon by line; see cata-, stich
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 cata-) + stikhos line, stich]
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[C19: from French, from Provençal cadastro, from Italian catastro, from Late Greek katastikhon register, from kata stikhon line by line, from kata (see cata-) + stikhos line, stich]
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