SUPERFICIARY


Meaning of SUPERFICIARY in English

I. superficiary adjective

Etymology: Late Latin superficiarius built on another man's land, from Latin superficies surface, building on the surface of the ground + -arius -ary

obsolete : superficial

II. su·per·fi·ci·ary -ˈfishēˌerē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Latin superficiarius, from superficiarius built on another man's land

Rom & civil law : one who has built on the soil of another usually by agreement with him for an annual rental

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