n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' das-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian catastro, from Old Italian catastico, from Late Greek katastichon notebook, from Greek kata by + stichos row, line ― more at CATA- , DISTICH
Date: 1804
: an official register of the quantity, value, and ownership of real estate used in apportioning taxes