arpent
arpent · arpents
арпан
A premetric French unit of length, having various official measuresA premetric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 meters).
/ˈɑː(ɹ)pənt/
Meaning
2 sensesA premetric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 meters).
A premetric French unit of area, having various official measures (from 3419 to 5107 square meters).
арпанarpan
a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
Translations
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By meaning 1
a unit of area, having various official measures:
Origin
From French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-peFrom French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸarekʷennom.
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