carrucate
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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin carrūcāta (“ploughland”), from carrūca (“chariot; coach; wheeled plough”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).[1]
Noun
carrucate (plural carrucates)
- (historical) Alternative form of carucate
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "carucate | carrucate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.