noun
land boundary; property border
Dated term for a boundary between pieces of land or properties. Modern Japanese normally uses 境界 read きょうかい for this meaning.
See also: 境界 (きょうかい)
古文書には、村と村の境界を定めた記述がある。
In old documents, there are descriptions that define the land boundaries between villages.
The modern standard reading for 'boundary' or 'border'. けいかい is a dated reading of the same kanji, now largely replaced by きょうかい.
The reading けいかい is the older on'yomi for 境界. Over time, the reading shifted to きょうかい, which is now the standard.