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bovate

[ boh-veyt ]

noun

  1. an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bovate1

1680–90; < Medieval Latin bovāta, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs ) cow + -āta -ate 1

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Example Sentences

The eight oxen, as Mr Seebohm has shown, are the key to the whole system of the carucate and the bovate.

In one place73Selkirkthere were 15 husband-lands, each containing a bovate.

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