bovate

[ boh-veyt ]

noun

1. an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bovate¹

1680–90; < Medieval Latin bovāta, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs ) cow + -āta -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The eight oxen, as Mr Seebohm has shown, are the key to the whole system of the carucate and the bovate.

From Project Gutenberg

In one place73Selkirkthere were 15 husband-lands, each containing a bovate.

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