metes and bounds

[ meets ]

/ mits /

plural noun

the boundaries or limits of a piece of land.

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Nearby words

meter-kilogram-second, meter-kilogram-second system, meter-kilogram-second-ampere, meterage, metered mail, metes and bounds, metestrus, metformin, meth, meth-, meth.

Origin of metes and bounds

1275–1325; late Middle English; translation of Anglo-French metes et boundes. See mete², bound³

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