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emphyteusis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛmfɪˈtjuːsɪs/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: emfiteusi — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Czech: emfyteuze — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Danish: forpagtning — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Dutch: erfpacht — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • French: emphytéose — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Galician: aforamento — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • German: Erbpacht — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Italian: enfiteusi — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Polish: emfiteuza — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Portuguese: enfiteuse — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Portuguese: aforamento — qualified right to enjoyment of property
  • Spanish: enfiteusis — qualified right to enjoyment of property