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Definitions for Virgate
[1] shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight.
[2] an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
[3] long, straight, and thin; rod-shaped virgate stems
[4] British an obsolete measure of land area, usually taken as equivalent to 30 acres
Words nearby Virgate
vires, virescence, virescent, virg., virga, virgate, virgil, virgilian, virgin, virgin birth, virgin forest
Origin of Virgate
21645–55; < Medieval Latin virgāta (terrae ) measure (of land), feminine of Latin virgātus pertaining to a rod; see virgate1; translation Old English gierd landes yard-measure of land
Word origin for Virgate
C17: from Medieval Latin virgāta (terrae ) a rod's measurement (of land), from Latin virga rod; the phrase is a translation of Old English gierd landes a yard of land