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yardland

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yard⋅land

  [yahrd-land]
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–noun
virgate 2 .
Origin:
1400–50; late ME yerdlonde. See yard 1 , land

vir⋅gate

2  [vur-git, -geyt]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1645–55; < ML virgāta (terrae) measure (of land), fem. of L virgātus pertaining to a rod; see virgate 1 ; trans. OE gierd landes yard-measure of land
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