Definition of ARPENT

arpent

Plural: arpents

Noun

  • a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
  • A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.
  • A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.

Origin / Etymology

From French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”) (see Proto-Celtic *Kʷennowindos).

Scrabble Score: 8

arpent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
arpent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arpent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

arpent is a valid Words With Friends word