abutter

a·but

 (ə-bŭt′)

v. a·but·ted, a·but·ting, a·buts

v.intr.

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

v.tr.

1. To border upon or end at; be next to.

2. To support as an abutment.

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[Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike; see bhau- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt⁴).]

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a·but′ter n.

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abutter

(əˈbʌtə)

n

(Law) property law the owner of adjoining property

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abutter - the owner of contiguous property   landholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land

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Translations

confinante

abutter

n (US) → Anlieger(in) m(f); (to one’s own land) → (Grenz)nachbar(in) m(f)

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