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cadastral

cadastral

9.9
Relating to maps and records that show land borders and who owns it
  • adjective
  • /kæˈdæstrəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : catastral
  • Surveyors use cadastral records to confirm the boundaries of property lines during transactions.

Examples

  • Creation of a digital archive of project reports, presentations, documents, scanned maps, cadastral information, and photographs.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The government maintains accurate cadastral maps to delineate land ownership for legal purposes.

  • Why have a cadastral spirit that lives elsewhere instead of an autochthonous spirit?

    Academic text (1992)
  • This is the same type of relationship that villagers have with their cadastral spirit, heart of the village, monks, and local leaders.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Thus, the Lao have a hierarchy of cadastral spirits, with the polity level spirit superior to the village level spirit, who, in turn, is the superior of the household level spirit.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Very likely, these processes created the almost village-less nature of Bang Chan, which lacks a ritual relationship to cadastral spirits, the tangential nature of the temple to the village as village, and the importance of household rituals.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The cadastral information helps homeowners understand their property rights and responsibilities.

Synonyms

cartographical
vscadastral
  • Specialized
1 8.1

About making or studying maps

is specifically about land boundary records and ownership mapping

Compounds

9.3

An official value for land and buildings used to calculate property tax

Surface Forms

cadastral positive

Morphology

cadastral = cadastre (transparent) = cadastre + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'cadastre' with the common relational suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Cadastral comes from cadastre, a word for the official 'register' or list of land and who owns it. That old idea of an official record explains the modern meaning: a cadastral map or record shows property boundaries and ownership.