ARPEN

Noun

arpen (plural arpens)

Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure)

Anagrams

• Perna, paren

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"pent, Ar"pen, n. Etym: [F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.]

Definition: Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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