plat

English

/plæt/

noun
Definitions
  • A plot of land; a lot.
  • A map showing the boundaries of real real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
  • (obsolete) A plot, a scheme.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English plat derived from Old French plat (plainly, calm, blunt, bluntly, in a flat position, directly, level, straight, flat, plain, footbridge).

Origin

Old French

plat

Gloss

plainly, calm, blunt, bluntly, in a flat position, directly, level, straight, flat, plain, footbridge

Concept
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The physical world

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