quarterlandn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəland/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., land n.¹

Etymology: < quarter n. + land n.¹

Now historical.

A division of land used in Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ireland, varying greatly in extent according to locality. Also: land characterized by such divisions.In Scotland: one-fourth of a principal division of land (as a davach or a ploughgate); cf. quot. 1950. In the Isle of Man (originally): one-fourth of the division of land called a treen or a balla. In Ireland: a townland (cf. quarter n. 5b).

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > other units of land measure

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1563 Protocol Bk. D. Gray (Edinb. Reg. House) f. 21 All the cornis growand vpone the quarter landis.

1583 in G. P. McNeill Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1901) XXI. 565 The said quarter land lay lie in the said yeir fourscoir.

1600 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) II. 104 Ane false chartour..of..twa oxgait of land callit the quarter-land of Nig.

1645 in M. A. Mills Anc. Ordinances & Statute Laws Isle of Man (1821) 107 Lands and Tenements in the said Island called Farme Lands or Quarter Lands.

1716 W. Upshaw Will 16 Dec. in William & Mary Q. (1938) 18 68 Item I give and bequeath to my son William Upshaw all my Quarter Land Lying in the Fork of Gilson's Swamp to him and his heirs forEver.

1798 J. Feltham Tour Island of Mann iv. 46 Divisions of land prevail here, termed Quarterlands. It is uncertain how they obtained the name.

1816 W. S. Mason Parochial Surv. Ireland 151 in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 222/2 The parish of Culdaff is divided into 18 townlands, called by the inhabitants quarter-lands.

1865 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 8 310/2 Treens..usually contain from three to four quarterlands.

1865 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 8 310/2 Quarterlands, which are estates of inheritance, vary in size, and contain from 120 to 140 acres.

1900 A. W. Moore Hist. Isle of Man iv. i. 746 There is also a moar in each parish. This office is obligatory on the proprietors of land, and falls in rotation on each quarterland.

1950 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 85 55 The quarterland represented a quarter of the davach, not in the sense that it was a quarter of its superficies, but in that it was responsible for a quarter of whatever dues the davach paid.

1980 Jrnl. Manx Mus. No. 89. 28/2 The house..is named Smeale Beg on the Ordnance Survey map of the area, surveyed in 1869, but is on the quarterland of Keeilltushtag.

2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 June 59 He emulates John O'Donovan in seeking out the derivation of the current names in the Gaelic vernacular pre-1600, paying particular attention to the correct forms of quarterland, and townland appellations from that period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quarterland
释义	quarterlandn. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəland/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., land n.¹ Etymology: < quarter n. + land n.¹ Now historical. A division of land used in Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ireland, varying greatly in extent according to locality. Also: land characterized by such divisions.In Scotland: one-fourth of a principal division of land (as a davach or a ploughgate); cf. quot. 1950. In the Isle of Man (originally): one-fourth of the division of land called a treen or a balla. In Ireland: a townland (cf. quarter n. 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > other units of land measure wandalec1150 wista1200 landc1400 ridge1439 peck1442 scrophec1450 buttc1460 rig1485 mark1488 stick1531 farthingdeal1543 plough-gang1548 quarterland1563 ploughgate1565 last1576 wand1596 ox-skin1610 garbred1621 plank1631 nooka1634 buttal1635 farthinga1640 rick1641 familia1676 rhandir1688 setiera1690 worthine1701 fierding1768 whip-land1811 rai1933 1563 Protocol Bk. D. Gray (Edinb. Reg. House) f. 21 All the cornis growand vpone the quarter landis. 1583 in G. P. McNeill Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1901) XXI. 565 The said quarter land lay lie in the said yeir fourscoir. 1600 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) II. 104 Ane false chartour..of..twa oxgait of land callit the quarter-land of Nig. 1645 in M. A. Mills Anc. Ordinances & Statute Laws Isle of Man (1821) 107 Lands and Tenements in the said Island called Farme Lands or Quarter Lands. 1716 W. Upshaw Will 16 Dec. in William & Mary Q. (1938) 18 68 Item I give and bequeath to my son William Upshaw all my Quarter Land Lying in the Fork of Gilson's Swamp to him and his heirs forEver. 1798 J. Feltham Tour Island of Mann iv. 46 Divisions of land prevail here, termed Quarterlands. It is uncertain how they obtained the name. 1816 W. S. Mason Parochial Surv. Ireland 151 in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 222/2 The parish of Culdaff is divided into 18 townlands, called by the inhabitants quarter-lands. 1865 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 8 310/2 Treens..usually contain from three to four quarterlands. 1865 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 8 310/2 Quarterlands, which are estates of inheritance, vary in size, and contain from 120 to 140 acres. 1900 A. W. Moore Hist. Isle of Man iv. i. 746 There is also a moar in each parish. This office is obligatory on the proprietors of land, and falls in rotation on each quarterland. 1950 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 85 55 The quarterland represented a quarter of the davach, not in the sense that it was a quarter of its superficies, but in that it was responsible for a quarter of whatever dues the davach paid. 1980 Jrnl. Manx Mus. No. 89. 28/2 The house..is named Smeale Beg on the Ordnance Survey map of the area, surveyed in 1869, but is on the quarterland of Keeilltushtag. 2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 June 59 He emulates John O'Donovan in seeking out the derivation of the current names in the Gaelic vernacular pre-1600, paying particular attention to the correct forms of quarterland, and townland appellations from that period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1563
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