Land registration

thumb|Cadastral map from 1827 in Austria (Franziszeischer cadastre) thumb|A modern cadastral map for Eastern England

official government record documenting land ownership, possession, or rights

territory belonging to a monarch

large-scale acquisition of farmland (over 1,000 ha) whether by purchase, leases or other means.

European type of municipality

former subdivisions of France under monarchy

official body dealing with cartography and cadastre issues in Finland

United Kingdom government non-ministerial department

legal limit of an immovable real estate property

Norwegian cadastre

gift of real estate – land or its use privileges – made by a government or other authority