land measure

noun

1. any system of measurement for measuring land.
2. a unit or a series of units of measurement used in land measure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of land measure¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

An ancient land-measure, varying in different localities; the average "quarter" being about thirty by forty fathoms.

From Project Gutenberg

Land measure has also varied considerably, but is at present established by authority.

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An old French land measure, containing 100 square perches, but varying in different provinces.

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The next great land measure was the Griffith-Dutton Act of 1884.

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