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inspection

for transportation or sale c : an investigation of an applicant for insurance d : an examination or survey of a community, of premises, of a facility, or of a vehicle by an authorized person (as to

Ancient demesne

times of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, and appear to have been so by the great survey in the Exchequer called Domesday Book, and, therefore, whether lands are ancient demesne or not, is to be

Cadastre

Cadastre. (Fr.) A register of survey of lands, Cassell's Dict.

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Domesday, or domesday-book

now kept at the Record Office, consisting of two volumes, a greater and lesser; the greater containing a survey of all the lands in England except the counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham, and part of Lancashire,

Embraceor

to do, and speaks in the case; or privately labours the jury, or stands in the Court to survey and overlook them, whereby they are awed or influenced, or put in fear or doubt of the matter,

Extension service

s. 2(i). Extenso manerii, 4 Edw. 1, s. 1. It was a direction for the making of a survey of buildings, lands, commons, parks, woos, etc.

Feodary, or feudary

evidence for the king as well concerning the value as the tenure; and his office was also to survey the land of the ward, after the office found, and to rate it. He also assigned the kings;

Photogrammetry

A method of surveying or map making by photography used also in determining the height and motions of clouds sea waves and

National insurance

Miscellaneous. Part IX., X., and XI. apply the Act of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Part XII. Interpretation, Surveys and Repeal. Similarly, Part II. of the Act of 1911 was repealed, and replaced, after detailed amendment, and

Manorial documents

Manorial documents, Court Rolls, surveys, maps, terriers, all documents and books relating to the boundaries, franchises, wastes, customs or courts of a manor