praedial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
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arising from or consequent upon the occupation of land.
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attached to land.
adjective
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of or relating to land, farming, etc
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attached to or occupying land
Other Word Forms
- praediality noun
Etymology
Origin of praedial
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin praediālis landed, equivalent to Latin praedi ( um ) farm, estate + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Social tranquillity has appeared: the major crime in Grenada is "praedial larceny," the theft of garden vegetables.
From Time Magazine Archive
Common in gross is a personal right to common pasture in opposition to the praedial rights.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
We have had to examine its classes or divisions in their relation to freedom, personal slavery, and praedial serfage.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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