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arpent

[ ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn ]

noun

, plural ar·pents [ahr, -p, uh, nts, a, r, -, pahn].
  1. an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.


arpent

/ arpɑ̃; ˈɑːpənt /

noun

  1. a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)
  2. an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arpent1

1570–80; < Middle French < Latin arepennis half-acre < Gaulish; akin to MIr airchenn unit of area
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arpent1

C16: from Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure
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Example Sentences

In all the Island of Montreal the tax for each arpent of land was two liards and a half pint of wheat.

The measurement of the arpent varied from an acre to an acre and a half.

The corn-lands here rent for about fifteen livres the arpent.

The rents of the corn-lands, farmed for money, are about ten or twelve livres the arpent.

An arpent of ground for corn rents at from thirty to thirty-six livres.

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