What does "virgate" mean?
Virgate: Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
Additional senses
- 2.A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] T. Warton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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