/mawr"geuhn/ , n.
1. a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
2. a unit equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.3 hectare), formerly used in Prussia, Norway, and Denmark.
[ 1620-30, Amer.; morgen and G Morgen morgen, morning (as much land as one plows in a morning) ]