cadaster

/ kəˈdæstə /

noun

1. an official register showing details of ownership, boundaries, and value of real property in a district, made for taxation purposes

Other Word Forms

• cadastral adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadaster¹

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

Example Sentences

The state Geodesy, Cartography and Cadaster Authority has warned Slovakian media that a 1995 law says the country that comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island man only be called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or United Kingdom for short.

From Seattle Times