superficiary
1 of 2adjective
obsolete
: superficial
superficiary
2 of 2noun
su·per·fi·ci·ary
-ˈfishēˌerē
plural -es
Roman & civil law
: one who has built on the soil of another usually by agreement with him for an annual rental
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Late Latin superficiarius built on another man's land, from Latin superficies surface, building on the surface of the ground + -arius -ary
Noun
Late Latin superficiarius, from superficiarius built on another man's land