noun degree; measure; proportion.
2. extent ·adj extended.
3. extent ·noun a process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
4. extent ·noun a peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment.
5. extent ·noun space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity.