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Owner of a contiguous estate
Answer for the clue "Owner of a contiguous estate ", 7 letters:
abutter
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Word definitions for abutter in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An abutter is a person (or entity) whose property is adjacent to the property of another. In jurisdictions such as Massachusetts , New Hampshire , and Nova Scotia , it is a defined legal term. Some jurisdictions, such as Virginia , may use the term adjacent ...
WordNet
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n. the owner of contiguous property
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the '''abutters''' on a street or a river. (First attested in the late 17 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=11)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abutter \A*but"ter\, n. One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.
Usage examples of abutter.
Paris in an infinite number of petty questions as to tenants, abutters, liabilities, taxes, repairs, sweepings, decorations for the Fete-Dieu, waste-pipes, lighting, projections over the public way, and the neighborhood of unhealthy buildings.
Through the abutters harsh noises echoed from the street: shouts and screams, and the grumble of falling brick walls.