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Definition of predial - 5 dictionary results

pre⋅di⋅al

  [pree-dee-uhl]
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–adjective
praedial.

prae⋅di⋅al

  [pree-dee-uhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
2. arising from or consequent upon the occupation of land.
3. attached to land.
Also, predial.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME < ML praediālis landed, equiv. to L praedi(um) farm, estate + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
prae⋅di⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
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prae·di·al also pre·di·al   (prē'dē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to, containing, or possessing land; landed.

  2. Attached to, bound to, or arising from the land: praedial serfs.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin praediālis, of an estate, from Latin praedium, estate, from praes, praed-, praevid-, surety, bondsman : prae-, pre- + vas, vad-, guarantor.]
pre·di·al   (prē'dē-əl)   
adj.  Variant of praedial.
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Main Entry: pre·di·al
Pronunciation: 'prE-dE-&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin praedialis, from Latin praedium landed property, from praed- praes bondsman, from prae- before + vad- vas surety
in the civil law of Louisiana : of, consisting of, or relating to land predial lease> predial estate to a farmer>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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