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/vɜɹˈɡeɪt/ · noun
(historical) The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres..
Use virgate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Virgate means (historical) The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres..
Common synonyms include yardland, yard, yard of land.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use virgate where its definition matches the intended context.
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