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 whole agitation would be knocked on the head by the introduction of a severe land measure, which would have the effect of further reducing the rents.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

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

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

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland

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