Ĕm'phy-tēū'sis, n.

n. [Gr. ἐμφύτευσις, from ἐμφυτεύειν, to plant or improve land.] (Civ. Law.) A contract by which houses or lands are given to be possessed forever, or, at least, for a long time, upon condition that the land shall be improved, and that a small yearly rent or pension shall be paid to the proprietor. Burrill.