concession Abbrev. Con. [< Cdn F < F "a grant of land"]
1 n. in earliest use in French Canada, one of the ranged lots into which a seigneury was divided, these being held by tenants under feudal custom.
See also: range ((n.)) (def. 2a)
2 n. in Upper Canada and post-seigneural Lower Canada, one of the ranges (def. 2b) of thirty-two 200-acre lots into which each new township was subdivided.
See also: range ((n.)) (def. 2b)
3 n. a road built on the road allowance between concessions, following the concession line and connected to other concession roads by side roads, the distance separating each being, as a rule, 1 1/4 miles.
See also: concession road