ARPENT

arpent

(noun) a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

arpent (plural arpents)

A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.

A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.

Anagrams

• -pteran, Parten, enrapt, entrap, panter, parent, trepan

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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