cadastre

or ca·das·ter

[ kuh-das-ter ]

/ kəˈdæs tər /

noun

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

Nearby words

cad, cad/cam, cadaga, cadaster, cadastral, cadastre, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadbury, cadcam

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-, stich¹