SUPERFICIES. A Latin word used among civilians. It signifies in the edict of the praetor whatever has been erected on the soil, quidquid solo

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Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
 

Superficies \Su`per*fi"cies\, n. [L., fr. super above, over + facies make, figure, shape. See Surface.]

1. The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing. [1913 Webster]

2. (Civil Law)
   (a) Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc.
   (b) A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil. --Bouvier. Wharton. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

superficies

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Superficies \Su`per*fi"cies\, n. [L., fr. super above, over + facies make, figure, shape. See Surface.]

1. The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing.

2. (Civil Law)
   (a) Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc.
   (b) A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil. --Bouvier. Wharton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)