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

It seems that they are here in greater numbers than usual, their votes being wanted for the passing or confirmation of some land measure.

From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel

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 Iyenaga, Toyokichi

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 Harrison, Fairfax

We have the authority of no less competent a witness than Litvinov, Bolshevist Minister to England, that "the land measure had been 'lifted' bodily from the program of the Socialist-Revolutionists."

From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by Spargo, John