torrens title

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Definition of torrens title in English English dictionary

Title to real estate provided by a government register (as opposed to the old common law system of deeds or chain of title)

Hyphenation

Tor·rens ti·tle

Turkish pronunciation

tôrınz taytıl

Pronunciation

/ˈtôrənz ˈtītəl/ /ˈtɔːrənz ˈtaɪtəl/

Etymology

() Named for Robert Torrens (1814-1884), Premier of South Australia who there in 1858 introduced the first such system.