praedial
or pre·di·al
[ pree-dee-uhl ]
/ ˈpri di əl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
arising from or consequent upon the occupation of land.
attached to land.
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Origin of praedial
1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin praediālis landed, equivalent to Latin praedi(um) farm, estate + -ālis-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM praedial
prae·di·al·i·ty, nounWords nearby praedial
Prado, Prado, Museo del, prae-, praecipe, praecipitatio, praedial, praefect, praemunire, Praeneste, Praenestine, praenomen
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Example sentences from the Web for praedial
Common in gross is a personal right to common pasture in opposition to the praedial rights.
Villainage in England|Paul VinogradoffThough now nominally free, they were, before the establishment of British rule, the hereditary praedial slaves of the Kodagas.
It is praedial and not personal; to begin with, it is always thought of as belonging to a tenement.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
British Dictionary definitions for praedial
praedial
predial
/ (ˈpriːdɪəl) /
adjective
of or relating to land, farming, etc
attached to or occupying land
Derived forms of praedial
praediality or prediality, nounWord Origin for praedial
C16: from Medieval Latin praediālis, from Latin praedium farm, estate
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