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

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

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2015

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

Verges = the land measure of Jersey, equal to forty perches.

From The Battle of the Strong — Volume 6 A Romance of Two Kingdoms by Parker, Gilbert

But then, he doubtless inherited his thrift from the worthy ancestors of the ilk of those men who utilized trousers for a land measure.

From People of the Whirlpool by Wright, Mabel Osgood

Dhanus, a land measure, 52 167 218 Dharma Śástras, promulgators of, 2 4,5 ...

From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer