carucate

Noun

The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

Synonyms

carrucate, carve, hide, plough, ploughgate, ploughland, plow, plowgate, plowland

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