acred

[ ey-kerd ]

/ ˈeɪ kərd /

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adjective

owning many acres of land; landed.

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Origin of acred

First recorded in 1835–45; acre + -ed³

Words nearby acred

acr-, acraldehyde, acrasin, acre, acreage, acred, acre-foot, acre-inch, acre right, acrid, acridid

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How to use acred in a sentence

But this connexion between many-acred hides and light taxation is not very strongly marked in our cartularies.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
A many-acred barony should have been thine, the ruler of a thousand-charioted fief!
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Hamlin expected a wail from the many-acred lord of the manor, a Jeremiad personal and embittered.
The Soul of Susan Yellam|Horace Annesley Vachell
Every little sailing ship brought white workmen—called servants—consigned, indentured, apprenticed to many-acred planters.
Pioneers of the Old South|Mary Johnston

She's for some splendid young Devon squire, six foot high, and acred and whiskered within an inch of his life!
Trilby|George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for acred

acred

/ (ˈeɪkəd) /

adjective

(usually in combination) having acres of landa many-acred farm; a well-acred nobleman

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