Carucate

[kærjjkeit]

Definition

(n.) A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres.

Editor: Rufus

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Plough-land.

Typist: Silvia

Definition

n. originally an amount of land such as one team of oxen could plough in a season.—n. Car′ucage a tax on the carucate first imposed by Richard I. in 1198.

Editor: Warren