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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 ...

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.

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)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the owner of contiguous property

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.