Torrens title

noun

Title to real estate provided by a government register (as opposed to the old common law system of deeds or chain of title).

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Meanings

nounTorrens title (plural Torrens titles)

plural Torrens titles

  1. Title to real estate provided by a government register (as opposed to the old common law system of deeds or chain of title).

Origin

Named for Robert Torrens (1814-1884), Premier of South Australia who introduced the first such system there in 1858.

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Translations

Finnish kiinteistörekisteriote, kiinteistörekisteri
  • kiinteistörekisteriotetitle to real estate
  • kiinteistörekisterititle to real estate
Polish system Torrensa
  • system Torrensatitle to real estate
Cite this entry
APA

Torrens title. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torrens%20title

MLA

“Torrens title.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torrens%20title. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torrens title,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torrens%20title.

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