235. Land

See also 133. EARTH ; 377. SOIL

absenteeism

the practice of extensive or permanent absence from their property by owners. —absentee , n .

alodialism, allodialism

the llth-century Anglo-Saxon estate system in which absolute possession was invested in the holder. —alodialist, allodialist, alodiary, allodiary , n.

burgage

British, Obsolete, a form of land tenure under which land was held in return for payment of a fixed sum of money in rent or for rendering of service. Also called socage .

cadastration

surveying for the purpose of showing boundary and property lines.

chorometry

the science of land surveying.

dummyism

the practice of purchasing land for another person who is not legally entitled to do so.

easement

the right one landowner has been granted over the land of another, as the right of access to water, right of way, etc., at no charge.

embadometry

Obsolete, the science of surveying.

feudalism

a European system flourishing between 800-1400 based upon fixed relations of lord to vassal and all lands held in fee (as from the king), and requiring of vassal-tenants homage and service. Also feudality . — feudal, feudalistic , adj.

fiefdom

Medieval History. the land over which a person exercises control after vows of vassalage and service to an overlord. See feudalism.

gromatics

the science of surveying. —gromatic , adj.

photogrammetry

the use of photography for surveying or map-making.

phototopography

surveying or map-making by means of photography. —phototopographic, phototopographical , adj.

socage

burgage.

stadia

a system of surveying in which distances are measured by reading intervals on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs in the telescope of a surveying instrument. —stadia , adj.

theodolite

a surveying instrument for measuring vertical and horizontal angles. —theodolitic , adj.