rundale

British  

/ ˈrʌnˌdeɪl /

noun

1. Also called (in Scotland): runrig.  (formerly) the name given, esp in Ireland and earlier in Scotland, to the system of land tenure in which each land-holder had several strips of land that were not contiguous

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Etymology

Origin of rundale

C16 ryndale , from _run (vb) + dale , a northern variant of _dole ¹ , in the sense ``a portion''

Example Sentences

For example, the townhouse at 6565 Rundale Ct. in Alexandria, Va., priced at $399,000, is about one-half mile from the Franconia-Springfield Metro and VRE station.

From Washington Post

“I had my personal visual image of Rundale,” he says.

From New York Times

Last May, Rundale Palace, a 18th-century Baroque palace in Latvia, celebrated the completion of 50 years of renovation work with the opening of the Duke’s Library, one of several rooms finally open to the public for the first time.

From New York Times

The person primarily responsible for this miraculous facelift is Imants Lancmanis, a 73-year-old painter, art historian and director whose involvement with Rundale began in 1964 when he was an art student in Riga.

From New York Times

Rundale Palace is open year-round.

From New York Times