ARPENT


Meaning of ARPENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ är-ˈpäⁿ ]

noun

( plural ar·pents -ˈpäⁿ(z))

Etymology: Middle French

Date: 1580

1. : any of various old French units of land area ; especially : one used in French sections of Canada and the United States equal to about 0.85 acre (0.34 hectare)

2. : a unit of length equal to one side of a square arpent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.