cadastral

[ kuh-das-truhl ]

/ kəˈdæs trəl /

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adjective

Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.

of or relating to a cadastre.

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Origin of cadastral

From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cadastre, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cadastral

ca·das·tral·ly, adverb

Words nearby cadastral

cactus wren, cacuminal, cad, cadaga, cadaster, cadastral, cadastre, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, Cadbury

How to use cadastral in a sentence

Among them were cadastral plans of villages, maps of the provinces of the empire of the Aztecs, of towns and of the coast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
The cadastral plans of the Survey of India, and cadastral plans throughout the empire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
He had already made a cadastral survey of the canton of Geneva, and published a map of the canton on the scale of 1⁄25000.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various
The establishment of a cadastral law for registering law titles.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines|Isabel Anderson

Needless to say, the Cadastral Survey Act failed in conference.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)|Dean Conant Worcester