land patent
An instrument by which the government conveys a grant of public land to a private person. [Cases: Public Lands 114(1). C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 136, 139.]
land patent
land patent
land patent 〈美〉 (1)公共土地特许状转让证书 (2)政府给进占领地者的土地转让 政府基于为土地支付的费用及定居、在土地上居住和耕种土地的证明，将土地转让给进占领地者。