单词 | virgate |
释义 | virgate virgate1 /verr"git, -gayt/, adj. shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight. [1815-25; < L virgatus; see VIRGA, -ATE1] virgate2 /verr"git, -gayt/, n. an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares). Also called yardland. [1645-55; < ML virgata (terrae) measure (of land), fem. of L virgatus pertaining to a rod; see VIRGATE1; trans. OE gierd landes yard-measure of land] |
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