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Meaning of ARPENT

Pronunciation:  'ârpunt

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 Definition: [n]  a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
 
 See Also: area unit, square measure

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar"pent\, Arpen \Ar"pen\, n. [F. arpent, fr. L.
arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word
for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.]
Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different
parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq.
yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland
arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
 

 

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