Main Entry:

ca·das·tre

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈdas-tər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Italian catastro, from Old Italian catastico, from Late Greek katastichon notebook, from Greek kata by + stichos row, line — more at cata-, distich

Date:

1804

: an official register of the quantity, value, and ownership of real estate used in apportioning taxes