whiteacre

[ hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌeɪ kər, ˈwaɪt- /

noun (often initial capital letter)

an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from blackacre).

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Origin of whiteacre

First recorded in 1635–45; white + acre

Words nearby whiteacre

Whitaker, Whitbread, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, white, whiteacre, white admiral, white alder, white alert, white alkali, white ant
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