arpent

[ ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn ]

/ ˈɑr pənt; French arˈpɑ̃ /

noun, plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/.

an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.

Origin of arpent

1570–80; <Middle French <Latin arepennis half-acre <Gaulish; akin to MIr airchenn unit of area

Words nearby arpent

Árpád, ARPANET, arpeggiate, arpeggiation, arpeggio, arpent, Arpino, arquebus, arr., arracacha, arrack

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Example sentences from the Web for arpent

An arpent is about one-seventh less than an acre; and a minot about one-eighth (some say one-twelfth) more than a bushel.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
A setterie yields about one pice, and my informer supposes there are about two setteries in an arpent.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
In the regions of small farms, and of the mtayer system, he gets fifteen sous the arpent, eight sous and even six sous.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
The rents of the corn-lands, farmed for money, are about ten or twelve livres the arpent.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

The corn-lands here rent for about fifteen livres the arpent.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for arpent

arpent

/ (ˈɑːpənt, French arpɑ̃) /

noun

a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)

an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana

Word Origin for arpent

C16: from Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure

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单词	arpent
释义	arpent [ ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn ] / ˈɑr pənt; French arˈpɑ̃ / noun, plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/. an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana. Origin of arpent 1570–80; <Middle French <Latin arepennis half-acre <Gaulish; akin to MIr airchenn unit of area Words nearby arpent Árpád, ARPANET, arpeggiate, arpeggiation, arpeggio, arpent, Arpino, arquebus, arr., arracacha, arrack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arpent An arpent is about one-seventh less than an acre; and a minot about one-eighth (some say one-twelfth) more than a bushel. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds A setterie yields about one pice, and my informer supposes there are about two setteries in an arpent. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson In the regions of small farms, and of the mtayer system, he gets fifteen sous the arpent, eight sous and even six sous. The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)\|Hippolyte A. Taine The rents of the corn-lands, farmed for money, are about ten or twelve livres the arpent. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson The corn-lands here rent for about fifteen livres the arpent. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson British Dictionary definitions for arpent arpent / (ˈɑːpənt, French arpɑ̃) / noun a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres) an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana Word Origin for arpent C16: from Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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