資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Emphyteusis \Em`phy*teu"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., an
   implanting, fr. ? to plant or improve land; ? in + ? to
   plant.] (Rom. Law)
   A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent,
   charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled
   with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking
   care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small
   rent. --Heumann.