YARDLAND

Etymology

A contraction of yard of land.

Noun

yardland (plural yardlands)

(historical) synonym of virgate.

Source: Wiktionary


Yard"land`, n. (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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