cadastre

American  

[kuh-das-ter] / kəˈdæs tər /

Or cadaster

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cadastre

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

Example Sentences

Baskaran added that the Congolese mining cadastre, a digital public system used by governments to manage mineral rights, concessions and licenses, is actually quite good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"Our club is unique in Greece, in Europe and probably in the whole planet because Greece is the only country in Europe that doesn't have a cadastre," he told Reuters in an interview.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2015

Originally due to have been completed in 2008, the cadastre has an overall budget of 1.2 billion euros and is now supposed to be completed in 2020.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2015

Each of those program has made a priority of completing a land register, known as a cadastre.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2015

—In relation to the ownership of mines, to the cadastre, to expropriation, and to the portion of property which a man might bequeath, Napoleon was more liberal than his jurists.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by Durand, John