carucate
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).[1]
Noun
carucate (plural carucates)
- (historical) The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
Synonyms
- hide, plow, plough, plowland, ploughland, carrucate, carve, (Scots) ploughgate, plowgate
Hypernyms
- (100 carucates) See hundred
Hyponyms
Translations
area of land
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "carucate | carrucate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
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