arpent
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arpent
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)pənt/
- /ɑː(ɹ)ˈpɒ̃n/
Where it comes from
From French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸarekʷennom.
noun arpents · arpen
- A premetric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 meters). One Tract of Land, situated in the Parish of Orleans, on the left bank of the Mississippi, at about two and a half miles below New Orleans, measuring one half arpent front on the River, by 80 arpents deep, bounded on one side by the property of Mr. Lanaux, and on the other side by that of Mrs. Corro
- A premetric French unit of area, having various official measures (from 3419 to 5107 square meters). In Louisiana and Missouri there were two chief forms of grants—urban and rural. These urban grants consisted of inlots, outlots, and common lands, very much like the Pennsylvania plan, but on a broader basis. The earliest settlers, for social reasons and protection, seemed to favor settling together
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Talk about this word "arpent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arpent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arpent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arpent "arpent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arpent.Cite this
@misc{arpent_2026,
title = {arpent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arpent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
