VIRGATES

Noun

virgates

plural of virgate

Anagrams

• vitrages

Source: Wiktionary


VIRGATE

Vir"gate, a. Etym: [L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a twig, rod. See Verge a rod.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.

Vir"gate, n. Etym: [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga a twig, rod.]

Definition: A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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