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virgate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɜːɡət/ (UK)
• /vɜɹˈɡeɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈvɝɡət/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgāta, "yard" compared to "virga" as a measuring rod. Doublet of vergée.

Meanings

1. (historical) The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

Forms

Deriveds

virgater

Hypernyms

carucate · hundred

Hyponyms

nook · 1⁄2 virgate & for Scottish divisions (See oxgang) · acre (various & for further subdivisions) · fardel

Synonyms

yardland · yard of land · yard

virgate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɜːɡət/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈvɝɡət/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgātus.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.
2. (not-comparable) Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

Deriveds

virgately

Relateds

virgulate