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metes and bounds

metes and bounds noun: the limits of a piece of land as defined by reference to lines and/or points on the land.

Noun

metes and bounds pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The limits of a piece of land as defined by reference to lines and/or points on the land.
  2. (plural, plural-only) A description of a piece of land consisting of both measurements (metes) of the land and owners of land which is adjacent to (bounds) it.

Questions about metes and bounds

What does metes and bounds mean?
Metes and bounds means the limits of a piece of land as defined by reference to lines and/or points on the land.
What part of speech is metes and bounds?
Metes and bounds is a noun.

Words near metes and bounds in the dictionary

  1. meterologist
  2. meters
  3. meterstick
  4. metersticks
  5. metes
  6. metes and bounds
  7. metes out
  8. metescufylline
  9. metest
  10. metestrus
  11. meteth

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