altius non tollendi

noun

al·​ti·​us non tol·​len·​di

ˈältēəs‧ˌnōn‧təˈlen(ˌ)dē

: the right to restrain another from building higher than a certain limit

Word History

Etymology

Latin, of not raising higher

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

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