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virgate
vir·gate 1 V0112700 (vûr′gāt′)adj. Shaped like a wand or rod; straight, long, and slender.
[Latin virgātus, made of twigs, from virga, twig.]
vir·gate 2 V0112800 (vûr′gĭt)n. An early English measure of land area of varying value, often equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares).
[Medieval Latin virgāta, from feminine of Latin virgātus, relating to a rod; see virgate1.]virgate (ˈvɜːɡɪt; -ɡeɪt) adjlong, straight, and thin; rod-shaped: virgate stems. [C19: from Latin virgātus made of twigs, from virga a rod]
virgate (ˈvɜːɡɪt; -ɡeɪt) n (Units) Brit an obsolete measure of land area, usually taken as equivalent to 30 acres[C17: from Medieval Latin virgāta (terrae) a rod's measurement (of land), from Latin virga rod; the phrase is a translation of Old English gierd landes a yard of land]vir•gate1 (ˈvɜr gɪt, -geɪt)
adj. shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight. [1815–25; < Latin virgātus; see virga, -ate1] vir•gate2 (ˈvɜr gɪt, -geɪt)
n. an early English measure of land, equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares). [1645–55; < Medieval Latin virgāta (terrae) measure (of land), feminine of Latin virgātus pertaining to a rod; see virgate1] virgate
virgate[′vər‚gāt] (botany) Banded. Virgate
VirgateAn obsolete unit of area equivalent to 30 acres. |