abstract of title

noun phrase

plural abstracts of title

: a summary statement of the successive conveyances and other facts on which a title to a piece of land rests

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for abstract of title

• entitle
• recital
• subtitle
• vital

Legal Definition

abstract of title

: a summary statement of the successive conveyances and other facts on which a title to a piece of land rests