[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

superficies \su`perfi"cies\, n. l., fr. super above, over +
   facies make, figure, shape. see surface.
   1. the surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face
      of a thing.
      1913 webster

   2. civil law
      a everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of
          a building, so closely connected by art or nature as
          to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other
          superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc.
      b a real right consisting of a grant by a landed
          proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong
          resemblance to the long building leases granted by
          landholders in england, in consideration of a rent,
          and under reservation of the ownership of the soil.
          --bouvier. wharton.
          1913 webster
see also:
surface 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

superficies
     n 1: the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial
          appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of
          the play rather than by the superficies of the
          production"-r.w.speaight
     2: outer surface of an area or a body

[3] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

superficies. a latin word used among civilians. it signifies in the edict of 
the praetor whatever has been erected on the soil, quidquid solo 
inoedificdtum est. vide dig. 43, tit. 18, 1. 1 and 2. 

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