cadastre

or ca·das·ter

[ kuh-das-ter ]

noun

1. an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadastre¹

1795–1805; < French < Provençal cadastro < Italian catastro, earlier ( Venetian ) catastico < Late Greek katástichon register, derivative of phrase katà stíchon by line; cata-, stich ¹

Example Sentences

A cadastre could be corrupt, too, if officials put in the wrong information, stripping rightful owners of their titles.

From The Guardian

It sets steps to open up the energy market, as well as the closed profession of pharmacists, it brings in a recalculation of child benefits and sets up the Greek cadastre.

From Wall Street Journal

Such a property map is called a "cadastre", and Napoleon proudly proclaimed that "a good cadastre of the parcels will be the complement of my civil code".

From BBC

The Greek Orthodox Church has no central land registry, forcing the state cadastre agency to deal with individual monasteries or diocese to try to establish land ownership and delineate boundaries.

From Reuters

The only parts of Greece that have had a land registry and cadastre are the Dodecanese Islands, because they were occupied by the Italians from 1912 to the end of World War II.

From New York Times