cadaster n 1: a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation [syn: {cadaster}, {cadastre}]
cadaster \cadaster\ n. same as {cadastre}. Syn: cadastre. [WordNet 1.5]
Cadastre \Ca*das"tre\, Cadaster \Ca*das"ter\, n. [F. cadastre.] (Law.) An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property; a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land. [1913 Webster]