predial C2 Topic:Law & Government adj /ˈpriːdiəl/ · verb /ˌpriːˈdaɪəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of, relating to, or derived from land, landed property, or agriculture The predial tax was assessed on the value of the estate rather than on its owner's income. 2 adj in civil law, attached to land rather than to a particular person A predial servitude binds one parcel of land for the benefit of another. 3 verb to dial a telephone number in advance The system can predial the number before transferring the call to an operator. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of, relating to, or derived... landedagrarianagricultural 2 adj · in civil law, attached to... realappurtenant 3 verb · to dial a telephone number... dial in advance More praedial ↔ Opposites personal Word family Derived forms prediality Related forms praedialpraediumreal propertyservitude Etymology The land adjective is a variant of praedial, from Medieval Latin praedialis, from Latin praedium ('farm, estate'). The unrelated telephone verb is the modern formation pre- + dial. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # predial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpriːdiəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpriːdiəl/ ## Meanings 1. of, relating to, or derived from land, landed property, or agriculture 2. in civil law, attached to land rather than to a particular person 3. to dial a telephone number in advance ## Examples - The predial tax was assessed on the value of the estate rather than on its owner's income. - A predial servitude binds one parcel of land for the benefit of another. - The system can predial the number before transferring the call to an operator. ## Synonyms - landed - agrarian - agricultural - praedial ## Antonyms - personal ## Derived Forms - prediality ## Related Forms - praedial - praedium - real property - servitude ## Etymology The land adjective is a variant of praedial, from Medieval Latin praedialis, from Latin praedium ('farm, estate'). The unrelated telephone verb is the modern formation pre- + dial. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown