Guidance
Glossary of legal terms: English to Welsh
Published 5 April 2016
Applies to England and Wales
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A
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| absolute leasehold title | teitl prydlesol llwyr (g) (-au) |
| absolute title | teitl llwyr (g) (-au) |
| abstract of title | crynodeb teitl (g) (-au) |
| adjudicator | dyfarnwr (g) (-wyr) |
| administrator | gweinyddwr (g) (-wyr) |
| administratrix | gweinyddwraig (b) (-wragedd) |
| adverse possession | meddiant gwrthgefn (g) |
| affecting franchise | rhyddfraint sy’n effeithio (b) (rhyddfreintiau) |
| affidavit | affidafid (g) (-ion) |
| agreed notice | rhybudd a gytunwyd (g) (-ion) |
| alienation clause | cymal yn erbyn trosglwyddo |
| alteration [not rectification] | newidiad (g) (-au) |
| alter | newid |
| applicant | ceisydd (g) (ceiswyr) |
| application | cais (g) (ceisiadau) |
| application form | ffurflen gais (b) (-ni) |
| apply (for) | ceisio (am) |
| apportioned | dosranedig |
| appurtenant | perthyn i |
| appurtenant easement | hawddfraint berthynol (b) |
| assent | cydsyniad (g) (-au) |
| assentor | cydsyniwr (g) (-wyr) |
| assign | aseinio |
| assignee | aseinai (g) (aseineion) |
| assignment | aseiniad (g) (-au) |
| assignor | aseiniwr (g) (-wyr) |
| attestation clause | cymal ardystio (g) (-au) |
B
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| beneficial joint tenant | cyd-denant llesiannol (g) (-aid) |
| beneficial owner | perchennog llesiannol (g) (perchnogion) |
| borrower | cymerwr benthyg (g) (-wyr) |
| boundary | terfyn (g) (-au) |
C
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| cancel | dileu |
| caution | rhybuddiad (g) (-au) |
| cautioner | rhybuddiwr (g) (-wyr) |
| certificate plan | cynllun tystysgrif (g) (-iau) |
| certified copy | copi ardystiedig (g) (copïau) |
| certify | ardystio |
| charge (noun) | arwystl (g) (-on) |
| charge (verb) | arwystlo |
| charge certificate | tystysgrif arwystl (b) (-au) |
| chargee | arwystlai (g) (arwystleion) |
| charges register | cofrestr arwystlon (b) (-i) |
| charging order | gorchymyn tâl (gorchmynion) |
| chargor | arwystlwr (g) (-wyr) |
| clause | cymal (g) (-au) |
| commonhold (noun) | cyfunddaliad (g) (-au) |
| commonhold (adjective) | cyfunddaliadol |
| Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 | Deddf Cyfunddaliad a Diwygio Cyfraith Lesddaliad 2002 |
| comprehensive registration | cofrestru cynhwysfawr |
| consideration | cydnabyddiaeth (b) (-au) |
| conversion of a title | trosi teitl |
| convey | trawsgludo |
| conveyance | trawsgludiad (g) (-au) |
| conveyancer | trawsgludwr (g) (-wyr) |
| copy | copi (g) (copïau) |
| counterpart lease | prydles wrthrannol (b) (prydlesi) |
| covenant | cyfamod (g) (-au) |
D
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| dealing | deliad (g) (-au) |
| dealing of whole | deliad â’r cyfan |
| debenture | debentur (g) (-on) |
| deduce a title | diddwytho teitl |
| deed | gweithred (b) (-oedd) |
| deed inducing registration | gweithred sy’n ennyn cofrestriad |
| deed of covenant | gweithred gyfamodi |
| deed of gift | gweithred rodd |
| deed of grant | gweithred grant |
| deed of rectification | gweithred gywiro |
| deed of release | gweithred ryddhau |
| deed of release of easement | gweithred rhyddhau hawddfraint |
| deed of substituted security | gweithred arwystl amnewidiol |
| deed of variation | gweithred amrywio |
| demesne land | tir demên (g) (-oedd) |
| deposit (document) (noun) | adnau (g) (adneuon) |
| deposit (verb) | adneuo (dogfen) |
| determined boundary | terfyn wedi ei bennu (g) (terfynau wedi eu pennu) |
| devolution of title | disgyniad teitl (g) |
| discharge (noun) | rhyddhad (g) (-au) |
| discharge (verb) | rhyddhau |
| discontinuous lease | prydles amharhaol (b) (-i) |
| disposition | gwarediad (g) (-au) |
| dispositionary first lease | prydles waredol gyntaf (b) (-i) |
| dominant tenement | rhandir trech (g) (-oedd) |
| donee | rhoddai (g) (rhoddeion) |
| donor | rhoddwr (g) (-wyr) |
| draft for approval | drafft i’w aprofi (g) (-iau) |
E
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| easement | hawddfraint (b) (hawddfreintiau) |
| endorse | arnodi |
| enduring power of attorney | atwrneiaeth barhaus (b) (atwrneiaethau parhaus ) |
| enter on the register | cofnodi ar y gofrestr |
| epitome of title | talfyriad teitl (g) (-au) |
| equitable | ecwitïol |
| equitable interest | budd ecwitïol (g) (-ion) |
| estate | ystad (b) (-au) |
| estate plan | cynllun (g) ystad (-iau) |
| examined extract | crynodeb archwiliedig (g) (-au) |
| execute a form | cyflawni ffurflen |
| executor | ysgutor (g) (-ion) |
| executrix | ysgutores (b) (-au) |
| expedition | hyrwyddo cais |
| expressed trust | ymddiried datganedig (g) (-au) |
F
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| fee | ffi (b) (ffïoedd) |
| fee order | gorchymyn ffi (g) (gorchmynion) |
| fee simple | ffi syml |
| first registration | cofrestriad cyntaf (g) (-au) |
| franchise | rhyddfraint (b) (rhyddfreintiau) |
| freehold (noun) | rhydd-ddaliad (g) (-au) |
| freehold (adjective) | rhydd-ddaliol |
| freeholder | rhydd-ddeiliad (g) (rhydd-ddeiliaid) |
| full title guarantee | gwarant teitl llawn (b) (-au) |
| further advances | benthyciadau pellach |
G
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| good leasehold title | teitl prydlesol da (g) (-au) |
| grant an easement | rhoi hawddfraint |
H
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| head lease | prif brydles (b) (-i) |
| HM Land Registry | Cofrestrfa Tir EF (Cofrestrfeydd) |
| HM Land Registry – Swansea Office | Cofrestrfa Tir EF – Swyddfa Abertawe |
I
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| implied trust | ymddiried goblygedig (g) (-au) |
| incorporeal hereditament | hereditament anghorfforeol (g) (-au) |
| incumbrance | llyffethair (b) (llyffetheiriau) |
| indemnity | indemniad (g) (-au) |
| index map | map mynegai (g) (-iau) |
| inhibition | gwaharddiad (g) (-au) |
| inspection | archwiliad (g) (-au) |
| interest | budd (g) (-ion) |
J
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| joint proprietor | cydberchennog (g) (cydberchnogion) |
| joint tenancy | cyd-denantiaeth (b) (-au) |
| joint tenant | cyd-denant (g) (-iaid) |
K
L
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| land | tir (g) (-oedd) |
| land certificate | tystysgrif tir (b) (-au) |
| land charge | pridiant tir (g) (pridiannau) |
| Land Charges Department | Adran Pridiannau Tir |
| Land Registrar | Cofrestrydd Tir (g) (-ion) |
| Land Registration Act 1925 | Deddf Cofrestru Tir 1925 |
| Land Registration Act 2002 | Deddf Cofrestru Tir 2002 |
| Land Registration Rules 1925 | Rheolau Cofrestru Tir 1925 |
| Land Registration Rules 2003 | Rheolau Cofrestru Tir 2003 |
| lasting power of attorney | atwrneiaeth arhosol (b) (-au) |
| lease (noun) | prydles (b) (-i) |
| lease (verb) | prydlesu |
| leasehold (noun) | lesddaliad (g) (-au) |
| leasehold (adjective) | prydlesol |
| leaseholder | lesddeiliad (g) (lesddeiliaid) |
| lender | rhoddwr benthyg (g) (-wyr) |
| lessee | prydlesai (g) (prydleseion) |
| lessor | prydleswr (g) (-wyr) |
| letters of administration | llythyrau gweinyddu |
| limited title guarantee | gwarant teitl cyfyngedig (b) (-au) |
| liquidation | datodiad (g) (-au) |
| liquidator | datodwr (g) (-wyr) |
| local land charge | pridiant tir lleol (g) (pridiannau) |
| lodge an application | cyflwyno cais |
M
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| manor | maenor (b) (-au) |
| manorial incidents | nodweddion maenoraidd |
| merger (noun) | cyd-doddiad (g) (-au) |
| merger (verb) | cyd-doddi |
| mortgage (noun) | morgais (g) (morgeisi) |
| mortgage (verb) | morgeisio |
| mortgagee | morgeisai (g) (morgeiseion) |
| mortgagor | morgeisiwr (g) (-wyr) |
N
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| notice | rhybudd (g) (-ion) |
O
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| objector | gwrthwynebydd (g) (gwrthwynebwyr) |
| observe and perform | cadw a chyflawni |
| occupiers | deiliaid |
| official copy | copi swyddogol (g) (copïau) |
| official search | chwiliad swyddogol (g) (-au) |
| official search certificate | tystysgrif chwiliad swyddogol (b) (-au) |
| official search result | canlyniad chwiliad swyddogol (g) (-au) |
| official search result of local land charges | canlyniad chwiliad swyddogol pridiannau tir lleol (g) (-au) |
| official search service | gwasanaeth chwiliad swyddogol (g) (-au) |
| outline application | cais amlinellol (g) (ceisiadau) |
| overriding interest | budd gor-redol (g) (-ion) |
P
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| parent title | hen deitl (g) (-au) |
| pending application | cais sy’n aros i’w brosesu (g) (ceisiadau) |
| personal covenant | cyfamod personol (g) (-au) |
| personal representative | cynrychiolydd personol (g) (cynrychiolwyr) |
| plan | cynllun (g) (-iau) |
| plot of land | llain o dir (b) (lleiniau) |
| positive covenant | cyfamod cadarnhaol (g) (-au) |
| possessory title | teitl meddiannol (g) (-au) |
| power of attorney | atwrneiaeth (b) (-au) |
| practitioner | ymarferydd (g) (-ion) |
| pre-emption, right of | hawl rhagbrynu (b) (-iau) |
| prescribed clauses lease | prydles cymalau penodedig (b) (-i) |
| prescription | presgripsiwn (g) |
| prescriptive easement | hawddfraint trwy bresgripsiwn |
| probate | profiant (g) (profiannau) |
| profit à prendre | proffid à prendre (g) (-iau) |
| property register | cofrestr eiddo (b) (-i) |
| proprietor | perchennog (g) (perchnogion) |
| proprietorship register | cofrestr perchnogaeth (b) (-i) |
| public index map | map mynegai cyhoeddus (g) (-iau) |
| purchaser | prynwr (g) (-wyr) |
Q
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| qualified title | teitl amodol (g) (-au) |
R
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| rack-rent lease | prydles am grogrent (b) (-i) |
| receiver | derbynnydd (g) (derbynyddion) |
| rectification [not alteration] | cywiriad (g) (-au) |
| rectify | cywiro |
| redemption | adbryniad (g) (-au) |
| register (noun) | cofrestr (b) (-i) |
| register (verb) | cofrestru |
| registered charge | arwystl cofrestredig (g) (-on) |
| registered land | tir cofrestredig (g) (-oedd) |
| registered proprietor | perchennog cofrestredig (g) (perchnogion) |
| registered title | teitl cofrestredig (g) (-au) |
| registration | cofrestriad (g) (-au) |
| release (noun) | gollyngiad (g) (-au) |
| release (verb) | gollwng |
| relating franchise | rhyddfraint gysylltiedig |
| rent | rhent (g) (-i) |
| rentcharge | rhent-dâl (g) (rhent-daliadau) |
| requisition | ymholiad (g) (-au) |
| restriction | cyfyngiad (g) (-au) |
| restrictive covenant | cyfamod cyfyngu (g) (-au) |
| reversion | rifersiwn (g) (rifersiynau) |
| right | hawl (b) (-iau) |
| right of way | hawl tramwy (b) (-iau) |
| root of title | gwreiddyn teitl (g) (gwreiddiau) |
S
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| scale fee | ffi ar raddfa (b) (ffïoedd) |
| search | chwiliad (g) (-au) |
| search of the index map | chwiliad o’r map mynegai |
| section (of an act) | adran (o ddeddf) (b) (-nau) |
| section (of an index map) | trawslun (o fap mynegai) (g) (-iau) |
| servient tenement | rhandir caeth (g) (-oedd) |
| settled land | tir setledig (g) (-oedd) |
| settlement | setliad (g) (-au) |
| sever a joint tenancy | hollti cyd-denantiaeth |
| severance of joint tenancy | holltiad cyd-denantiaeth (g) |
| sole proprietor | unig berchennog (g) |
| squatter | sgwatiwr (g) (sgwatwyr) |
| squatters’ rights | hawliau sgwatwyr |
| stamp duty land tax | treth dir y dreth stamp (b) |
| statement of truth | datganiad o wirionedd (g) (-au) |
| statutory declaration | datganiad statudol (g) (-au) |
| strict settlement | setliad caeth (g) (-au) |
| subjective | darostyngedig i |
| sub-lease (or underlease) | is-brydles (b) (-i) |
| substantive application | cais safonol (g) (ceisiadau) |
| supplementary plan | cynllun atodol (g) (-iau) |
| survey (noun) | arolwg tir (g) (arolygon) |
| survey (verb) | arolygu tir |
| surveyor | arolygwr tir (g) (-wyr) |
T
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| tenement | rhandir (g) (-oedd) |
| tenancy in common | tenantiaeth gydradd (b) (-au) |
| tenant in common | tenant cydradd (g) (-iaid) |
| tenants in common in equal shares | tenantiad cydradd â chyfrannau cyfartal |
| term of years absolute | tymor blynyddoedd absoliwt |
| title | teitl (g) (-au) |
| title deeds | gweithredoedd teitl |
| title information document | dogfen gwybodaeth am deitl (b) (-nau) |
| title plan | cynllun teitl (g) (-iau) |
| title number | Rhif teitl (g) (-au) |
| transaction | trafodiad (g) (trafodion) |
| transfer (noun) | trosglwyddiad (g) (-au) |
| transfer (verb) | trosglwyddo |
| transfer of part | trosglwyddiad o ran (g) (-au) |
| transferee | trosglwyddai (g) (trosglwyddeion) |
| transferor | trosglwyddwr (g) (-wyr) |
| trust (noun) | ymddiried (g) (-au) |
| trust corporation | corfforaeth ymddiried (g) (-au) |
| trust deed | gweithred ymddiried (b) (-oedd) |
| trust for sale | ymddiried i werthu (g) (-au) |
| trust of land | ymddiried tir (g) (-au) |
| trustee | ymddiriedolwr (g) (-wyr) |
| trustee for sale | ymddiriedolwr i werthu (g) (-wyr) |
U
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| unilateral notice | rhybudd unochrog (g) (-ion) |
| unregistered | digofrestredig |
V
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| vendor | gwerthwr (g) (-wyr) |
| vest | breinio |
| vesting assent | cydsyniad breinio (g) (-au) |
W
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| warn-off | diarddel |
| wayleave | ffordd-fraint (b) (ffordd-freintiau) |
| winding up (company) | dirwyn i ben (cwmni) |