cadastral
Americanadjective
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Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.
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of or relating to a cadastre.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cadastral
From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cadastre, -al 1
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He was writing about census rolls and cadastral maps.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Clutching under his arm a blue folder stuffed with documents, maps, and cadastral surveys, Balliu said he has been threatened several times for trying to assert his rights.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
But the cadastral projects run by the World Bank frequently failed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
A good cadastral system makes the buying and selling of land, as well as the collection of taxes, easy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
In many cases these maps were roughly constructed under non-professional supervision, but in many districts they have been prepared by the cadastral branch of the Survey Department.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman
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