cadastre

or ca·das·ter

[ kuh-das-ter ]

noun

1. an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadastre¹

1795–1805; < French < Provençal cadastro < Italian catastro, earlier ( Venetian ) catastico < Late Greek katástichon register, derivative of phrase katà stíchon by line; cata-, stich ¹

Example Sentences

A full account of this method as applied to the calculation of the Tables du Cadastre is given by Lefort in vol.

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