inlot
/ˈɪnlɒt/
inlot noun: an in-town lot (parcel of land), called by this name only when being contrasted with a corresponding outlot.
Noun
inlot (plural inlots)
- An in-town lot (parcel of land), called by this name only when being contrasted with a corresponding outlot.
- We are next to inquire whether the proprietors of outlots, &c. are entitled to commonage. This question not only affects the interests of the holders of outlots, but has a material bearing, in one respect, on the next point which remains for examination. It depends on the construction of the act of...1838 September, Frederick Watts, “Carr v. Wallace”, in Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, volume VII: May to September 1838, Kay and Brother, pages 398-399
- In Louisiana and Missouri there were two chief forms of grants—urban and rural. These urban grants consisted of inlots, outlots, and common lands, very much like the Pennsylvania plan, but on a broader basis. The earliest settlers, for social reasons and protection, seemed to favor settling...1899, James Curtis Ballagh, “Southern Economic History: Tariff and Public Lands”, in Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1898, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 257
Examples of inlot in a sentence
- In the opinion of the court, by the terms of the contract, the outlots are appurtenant to, or incident to the inlots.1838 September, Frederick Watts, “Carr v. Wallace”, in Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, volume...
- These urban grants consisted of inlots, outlots, and common lands, very much like the Pennsylvania plan, but on a broader basis.1899, James Curtis Ballagh, “Southern Economic History: Tariff and Public Lands”, in Annual Report of the American Historical Association...
- The inlots and outlots within the town tract were surveyed and offered for sale by the United States in accordance with the plat of which Plate 33 is a reduced copy.1925, C.E. Sherman, Original Ohio Land Subdivisions, volume III: Volume III of Final Report (in Four Volumes), Ohio Co-operative...
Forms of inlot
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Origin of inlot
From in- + lot.
Questions about inlot
- What does inlot mean?
- Inlot means an in-town lot (parcel of land), called by this name only when being contrasted with a corresponding outlot.
- How do you use inlot in a sentence?
- In the opinion of the court, by the terms of the contract, the outlots are appurtenant to, or incident to the inlots.
- What part of speech is inlot?
- Inlot is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inlot?
- Inlot is pronounced /ˈɪnlɒt/.
- What is the plural of inlot?
- The plural of inlot is inlots.
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