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superficiary

superficiary adjective: of or relating to the superficies, or surface; superficial.

Adjective

superficiary (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the superficies, or surface; superficial.
  2. Situated or built on another person's land.
    • a superficiary house

Noun

superficiary (plural superficiaries)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) One to whom a right of surface occupation is granted; one who pays quitrent for a house built upon another's ground.

Forms of superficiary

pluralsuperficiaries

Questions about superficiary

What does superficiary mean?
Superficiary means of or relating to the superficies, or surface; superficial.
What part of speech is superficiary?
Superficiary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near superficiary in the dictionary

  1. superficializing
  2. superficially
  3. superficialness
  4. superficials
  5. superficiaries
  6. superficiary
  7. superficies
  8. superfield
  9. superfields
  10. superfight
  11. superfights

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