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emphyteuta

noun
em·​phy·​teu·​ta | \ -ütÉ™\
plural emphyteutae\ -​tˌē \

Definition of emphyteuta

: one holding land by emphyteusis

First Known Use of emphyteuta

1660, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for emphyteuta

Late Latin, from Late Greek emphyteutēs, from Greek emphyteuein

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