vir·gate 1 (vûr g t )adj. Shaped like a wand or rod; straight, long, and slender. [Latin virg tus, made of twigs, from virga, twig.] |
vir·gate 2 (vûrg t)n. An early English measure of land area of varying value, often equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares). [Medieval Latin virg ta, from feminine of Latin virgtus, relating to a rod; see virgate1.] |
virgate1
adj
long, straight, and thin; rod-shaped virgate stems
[from Latin virgātus made of twigs, from virga a rod]
virgate2
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Brit an obsolete measure of land area, usually taken as equivalent to 30 acres
[from Medieval Latin virgāta (terrae) a rod's measurement (of land), from Latin virga rod; the phrase is a translation of Old English gierd landes a yard of land]
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