A description, especially as given in a charter, of a piece or pieces of land, typically in terms of boundaries; a charter containing such a description.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From post-classical Latin telligraphum, telligraphium, irregularly from classical Latin tellūs land + -graphum.
Definition of telligraph in US English:
telligraph
noun
English History
A description, especially as given in a charter, of a piece or pieces of land, typically in terms of boundaries; a charter containing such a description.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From post-classical Latin telligraphum, telligraphium, irregularly from classical Latin tellūs land + -graphum.