Cadastre

Definition of cadastre:

part of speech: adjective

CADASTRAL.

part of speech: noun

The head survey of the lands of a country: an ordnance survey.

Usage examples for cadastre:

• The following is their summary account of some modern surveys:- " In France the great territorial survey or cadastre has been in progress for many years. "Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry", Thomas Davis Commentator: T. W. Rolleston.

• Subsequent events suspended any effectual operations in the French cadastre till the year 1802, when a school of topographical engineering was organised. "Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry", Thomas Davis Commentator: T. W. Rolleston.