LL-L "Etymology" 2003.08.14 (07) [E]

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From: "thomas byro" <thbyro at earthlink.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.08.09 (02) [E/LS]

Ron

I have come across the word plaat in the USA.  When I bought my property
in the Catskills, it was referred to in the pile of documents as a plaat
in the Hardenburgh patent.  The Hardenburghs were Patroons who owned much of
upstate New York up to the 1840's.  I think the word has a similar origin
as the English word "plot".  I had wondered at the time if the word plaat
was
English or Dutch.  Law is conservative and a word that has been in use
since Dutch colonial days might very well still be in use today in a legal
setting.  I have never seen the word used outside a real estate/legal
setting.  I wonder if the word is in use in states that were not
originally Dutch colonies?

Tom Byro

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