EMPHYTEUSIS
Etymology
Noun
emphyteusis
(legal) 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
Usage notes
• In the Province of QuĂ©bec this is a right occasionally given to people maintaining government property for periods between 10 and 100 years at a time.
Source: Wiktionary
Em`phy*teu"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rom. Law)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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