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virgate.

The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɜɹˈɡeɪt/US/ˈvɝɡət/US/ˈvɜːɡət/UK
  1. The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin virgāta, "yard" compared to "virga" as a measuring rod. Doublet of vergée.

adj/ˈvɝɡət/US/ˈvɜːɡət/UK
  1. Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.

    not-comparable
  2. Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin virgātus.

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