arpent

ar·pent  (är-pä)

n.

Any of various French units of land measurement, especially one used in parts of Canada and the southern United States and equal to about 0.4 hectare (0.85 acre).

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[French, from Old French, from Latin arepennis, half acre; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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arpent [ˈɑːpənt (French) arpɑ̃]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana

[from Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure]

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Noun

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arpent - a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas