cadaster

Variant of cadastre

cadastre definition

ca·das·tre or cadaster ca·das′·ter (kə das′tər)

noun

public record of the extent, value, and ownership of land within a district for purposes of taxation

Etymology: Fr < It catastro < dial. (Venetian) catastico < LGr katastichon, register, list (lit., line by line): see cata- & stich

Related Forms:

  • cadastral ca·das′·tral (-trəl) adjective

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