enfiteusi

emphyteusis

noun ehn-fee-TEH-oo-zee Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'emphyteusis', an implanting

Also means

long lease

Usage Note

Enfiteusi is a legal term for a long-term, almost perpetual lease of land in exchange for an annual rent, found chiefly in property and civil law. It is invariable in the plural. Outside legal contexts it is virtually never heard.

Examples

"Il terreno è soggetto a enfiteusi."

Natural Translation

The land is subject to a long lease.

Literal Translation

The land is subject to emphyteusis.

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