land measure

American  

noun

1. any system of measurement for measuring land.

2. a unit or a series of units of measurement used in land measure.

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Etymology

Origin of land measure

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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land measure

Las Vegas spilled into the space opened up by the 1998 land measure at an astonishing pace.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2015

The unit of land measure is the Rhynland rood, roughly equal to 12 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Really the whole possession is a much humbler one than I find myself able to make it appear in the flattering terms of land measure.

From The Amateur Garden by George Washington Cable

Presenting the reasons for opposing the new land measure, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce stated: The clause denying the right to lease agricultural lands is ineffective in operation.

From Japan and the California Problem by Toyokichi Iyenaga

Hence the square of the head land became the basis of the Roman land measure.

From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison