Emphyteusis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 enjoyment of the property on condition of taking


     care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small
     rent. --Heumann.
     [1913 Webster]