Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Census record (archaic): An official register or ledger used to record land ownership and related census information within an administrative unit, particularly agricultural land.
   • Land register (archaic): A book for recording the area and details of farmland in an administrative locality.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The village chief kept the "sổ điền" to manage land allocation. (Ông trưởng làng giữ cuốn sổ điền để quản lý việc phân chia ruộng đất.)
  • According to the old "sổ điền", this field belonged to my grandfather. (Theo cuốn sổ điền cũ, thửa ruộng này từng thuộc về ông nội tôi.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical or administrative contexts discussing pre-modern Vietnamese governance, land management, and taxation systems. It is considered an archaic term in contemporary language.

Variants and Related Words

• Địa bạ (n): Land register; a more specific term for cadastral records.
• Sổ đinh (n, archaic): A register for recording the male population (for corvée labor and tax purposes), often used in conjunction with "sổ điền".
• Sổ bộ (n): General term for registers or official records.

Synonyms

• Land record: Bản ghi chép đất đai.
• Cadastre (technical): Địa bạ, bản đồ địa chính.

Notes on Usage

• The word "sổ điền" is a compound noun. Its core meaning is tied to the historical context of feudal and colonial-era administration in Vietnam. It is not used in modern legal or property contexts, where terms like "giấy chứng nhận quyền sử dụng đất" (land use right certificate) are standard.

1. (từ cũ) Census-record