emphyteusis

English

Etymology

From Latin emphyteusis, from Ancient Greek ἐμφύτευσις (emphúteusis, “tenure of a type of leasehold”).

Noun

emphyteusis

1. (law) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold

Usage notes

• In the Province of Québec this is a right occasionally given to people maintaining government property for periods between 10 and 100 years at a time.

Related terms

• emphyteuta
• emphyteutic

Translations

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• Danish: forpagtning c
• Dutch: erfpacht (nl) f
• French: emphytéose (fr) f
• German: Erbpacht f
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• Italian: enfiteusi (it) f
• Polish: emfiteuza
• Portuguese: enfiteuse f, aforamento m
• Spanish: enfiteusis f