carucate

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carucate

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From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

noun carucates · carrucate

historical The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
Similar: hide, plow, plough, plowland, ploughland, carrucate, carve, plowgate, ploughgate

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@misc{carucate_2026,
  title = {carucate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carucate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}