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blackacre

[ blak-ey-ker ]
/ ˈblækˌeɪ kər /
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noun (often initial capital letter)

an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from whiteacre).

Nearby words

black-marketeer, black-on-black, black-tailed deer, black-tie, black-water fever, blackacre, blackamoor, blackback flounder, blackball, blackbead, blackbeard

Origin of blackacre

First recorded in 1620–30; black + acre
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for blackacre

  • I am sorry you cannot get your money; continue to tell us all your perplexities, and do not mind being called Widow Blackacre.

    Mary Lamb|Anne Burrows Gilchrist

  • Suppose I am to buy Blackacre, and employ attorney Blackstone to search the title.

    Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill