The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Torrens system \Tor"rens sys`tem\
   A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from
   registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the
   Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857-58), drafted
   by Sir Robert Torrens (1814-84). Its essential feature is the
   guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. The
   system has been generally adopted in Australia and British
   Columbia, and in its original or a modified form in some
   other countries, including some States of the United States.
   Hence

   Torrens title, etc.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]