Carucate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carucate is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- carucates
- carrucate
Synonyms for carucate
Depending on context, synonyms include hide, plow, plough, plowland, ploughland, carrucate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oxgang, caballeria, cartload, carroccio, carthorse, husbandry.
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