Definition of predial in English:
predial
adjective ˈpriːdɪəlˈpridiəl
archaic 1Relating to land or the cultivation of land.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hit by a spate of praedial larceny, Aranguez farmers are now using deadly pit bulls and Rottweilers to guard their food crops at night.
- Julius is ‘predial’ - of the land; John is ‘proprietary’ - over the land.
- They are now calling Aranguez - long known as the food basket of the country - the praedial larceny capital of the country.
- 1.1historical (of a tithe) consisting of agricultural produce.
- 1.2historical Relating to or denoting a slave or tenant attached to farms or the land.
noun ˈpriːdɪəlˈpridiəl
historical Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin praedialis, from Latin praedium 'farm'.
Definition of predial in US English:
predial
adjectiveˈpridiəlˈprēdēəl
archaic 1Relating to or consisting of land or farming.
political or predial sources of discontent
Example sentencesExamples
- They are now calling Aranguez - long known as the food basket of the country - the praedial larceny capital of the country.
- Hit by a spate of praedial larceny, Aranguez farmers are now using deadly pit bulls and Rottweilers to guard their food crops at night.
- Julius is ‘predial’ - of the land; John is ‘proprietary’ - over the land.
- 1.1historical (of a tithe) consisting of agricultural produce.
- 1.2historical Relating to or denoting a slave or tenant attached to farms or the land.
nounˈpridiəlˈprēdēəl
historical Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin praedialis, from Latin praedium ‘farm’.