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yardland

yard·land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahrd-land]
    • /ˈyɑrdˌlænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahrd-land]
    • /ˈyɑrdˌlænd/

Definitions of yardland word

  • noun yardland virgate2 . 1
  • noun yardland (English history) A measure of area of land in Medieval England, from 15 to 40 acres but varying in size depending on the region. 1
  • noun yardland an archaic medieval unit of land, between 15 and 40 acres depending upon the locality, a virgate 0
  • noun yardland a peasant who holds this land 0
  • noun yardland virgate1 0

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Origin of yardland

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, yardland is from the late Middle English word yerdlonde. See yard1, land

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Parts of speech for Yardland

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yardland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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