bovate

[ boh-veyt ]

/ ˈboʊ veɪt /

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noun

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

Nearby words

bouvardia, bouvier, bouvier des flandres, bouzouki, bovarism, bovate, bovet, bovid, bovine, bovine growth hormone, bovine somatotrophin

Origin of bovate

1680–90; < Medieval Latin bovāta, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs) cow + -āta -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for bovate

The eight oxen, as Mr Seebohm has shown, are the key to the whole system of the carucate and the bovate.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
In one place73Selkirkthere were 15 husband-lands, each containing a bovate.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm