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virgate¹

  • /vɜɹˈɡeɪt/ US
  • /ˈvɝɡət/ US
  • /ˈvɜːɡət/ UK

Rhymes with (US) -eɪt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin virgāta, "yard" compared to "virga" as a measuring rod. Doublet of vergée.

noun virgates

  1. historical The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

    Similar: yardland, yard, yard of land

virgate²

  • /ˈvɝɡət/ US
  • /ˈvɜːɡət/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin virgātus.

adjective

  1. not comparable Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.
  2. not comparable Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

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"virgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/virgate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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virgate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/virgate

Chicago

"virgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/virgate.

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@misc{virgate_2026,
  title = {virgate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virgate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}