virgate 1
/verr"git, -gayt/ , adj.
shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight.
[ 1815-25; virgatus; see VIRGA, -ATE 1 ]
virgate 2
/verr"git, -gayt/ , n.
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
Also called yardland .
[ 1645-55; virgata ( terrae ) measure (of land), fem. of L virgatus pertaining to a rod; see VIRGATE 1 ; trans. OE gierd landes yard-measure of land ]