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property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest … Law dictionary
property — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quality, characteristic; ownership; possession, real estate, land; (pl.) props, stage settings, stage furniture. See drama, qualification. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Possession] Syn. belongings, lands,… … English dictionary for students
property — Synonyms and related words: acreage, acres, adverse possession, affection, affluence, alodium, aroma, assets, attribute, available means, badge, balance, banner, belongings, blackface, body build, bottomless purse, brand, bulging purse, burgage,… … Moby Thesaurus
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Church Property — Property Ecclesiastical † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Property Ecclesiastical Abstract Right of Ownership That the Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal goods is a proposition which may now probably be considered an… … Catholic encyclopedia
John Adams: On the Importance of Property for the Suffrage — ▪ Primary Source James Sullivan, a member of the provincial congress of Massachusetts, corresponded with John Adams in May 1776 when the latter was a member of the Second Continental Congress. On May 6, Sullivan wrote a letter to… … Universalium
estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… … Law dictionary
estate — /i stayt /, n., v., estated, estating. n. 1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law. a. property or possessions. b. the legal position or status of an owner,… … Universalium
estate — es•tate [[t]ɪˈsteɪt[/t]] n. 1) a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it 2) law Law. a) property or possessions b) the amount, degree, or nature of a person s interest in land or other property c) the… … From formal English to slang
latifundium — noun (plural latifundia) Etymology: Latin, from latus wide + fundus piece of landed property, foundation, bottom more at bottom Date: 1869 a great landed estate with primitive agriculture and labor often in a state of partial servitude … New Collegiate Dictionary
