yardland
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English
Etymology
From Middle English ȝerdelonde, yerdland, yerdlond, yertland, from Old English ġeardland, equivalent to yard (“unit”) + land.[1]
Noun
yardland (plural yardlands)
- (historical) Synonym of virgate.
References
- ^ “yardland, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
