Etymology

emphyteusis

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Today it means: 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 Full definition →

Latin emphyteusis ← Ancient Greek ἐμφύτευσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐμφύτευσις“tenure of a type of leasehold”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromemphyteusis
  3. English todayemphyteusis

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

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