Superficiary

2 definitions found

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

  Superficiary \Su`per*fi"ci*a*ry\, n. (Rom. Law)
     One to whom a right of surface occupation is granted; one who
     pays quitrent for a house built upon another man's ground.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Superficiary \Su`per*fi"ci*a*ry\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface;
        superficial.
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     2. (Rom. Law) Situated or built on another man's land, as a
        house.
        [1913 Webster]