/ahr"peuhnt/ ; Fr. /annrdd pahonn"/ , n. , pl. arpents /-peuhnts/ ; Fr. /-pahonn"/ .
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
[ 1570-80; arepennis half-acre airchenn unit of area ]