arpent
[ ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn ]
/ ˈɑr pənt; French arˈpɑ̃ /
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noun, plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/.
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.
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Origin of arpent
1570–80; <Middle French <Latin arepennis half-acre <Gaulish; akin to MIr airchenn unit of area
Words nearby arpent
Árpád, ARPANET, arpeggiate, arpeggiation, arpeggio, arpent, Arpino, arquebus, arr., arracacha, arrack
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British Dictionary definitions for arpent
arpent
/ (ˈɑːpənt, French arpɑ̃) /
noun
a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)
an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana
Word Origin for arpent
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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