Torrens title

noun

1. legal title to land based on record of registration rather than on title deeds

Word History and Origins

Origin of Torrens title¹

from Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814–84), who introduced the system as premier of South Australia in 1857

Example Sentences

Brown was attracted to the strength of the Torrens title, which he knew was effectively incontrovertible.

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