emphyteusis

emphyteusis
/emfatyuwsas/ In the Roman and civil law, a contract by which a landed estate was leased to a tenant, either in perpetuity or for a long term of years, upon the reservation of an annual rent or canon, and upon the condition that the lessee should improve the property, by building, cultivating, or otherwise, and with a right in the lessee to alien the estate at pleasure or pass it to his heirs by descent, and free from any revocation, re-entry, or claim of forfeiture on the part of the grantor, except for non-payment of the rent. 3 Bl.Comm. 232. The right granted by such a contract (jus emphyteuticum, or emphyteuticarium). The real right by which a person is entitled to enjoy another's estate as if it were his own, and to dispose of its substance, as far as can be done without deteriorating it

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  • Emphyteusis — Em phy*teu sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., an implanting, fr. ? to plant or improve land; ? in + ? to plant.] (Rom. Law) A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emphyteusis — (röm. Rechtsw.), das vom Eigenthümer eines Grundstücks einem Andern (Emphyteuticarius, Emphyteuta) an dem Grundstück selbst eingeräumte dingliche Recht der vollständigen landwirthschaftlichen Benutzung desselben gegen eine jährliche Abgabe (Canon …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Emphyteusis — (v. griech. emphyteuein, »anpflanzen«), eine dem Erbpachtverhältnis verwandte, römisch rechtliche Einrichtung, die sich in der Kaiserzeit auf den öffentlichen Ländereien ausbildete und zum Zweck hatte, im Interesse einer bessern Behandlung des… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Emphyteusis — (grch.), im röm. Recht das dem Eigentum nahe kommende vererbliche und veräußerliche dingliche Recht, gerichtet auf vollständige Nutznießung eines fremden fruchttragenden Grundstücks gegen Entrichtung einer bestimmten Abgabe (Kanon); im Deutschen… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Emphyteusis — Emphyteusis, das dingliche, dem Eigenthum nahe kommende Recht, ein fremdes Grundstück vollständig zu nutzen, zu besitzen, zu vindiciren, beschränkt darüber zu verfügen, gegen einen meistens jährlichen Zins und mit der Pflicht zu sorgfältiger… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • emphyteusis — in Roman law an agricultural lease granted for a long time or in perpetuity but requiring payment of rent. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

  • Emphyteusis — The Law of Emphyteusis is a right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes… …   Wikipedia

  • emphyteusis and superficies — ▪ Roman law       in Roman law, leases granted either for a long term or in perpetuity with most of the rights of full ownership, the only stipulation being that an annual rent be paid and certain improvements made to the property. Both… …   Universalium

  • emphyteusis — noun A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner. See Also: emphyteutic …   Wiktionary

  • emphyteusis — em·phy·teu·sis …   English syllables

  • emphyteusis —   n. contract granting possession of land for long period on certain conditions.    ♦ emphyteutic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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