arpent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre

WordNet

Ar"pent, Ar"pen noun (Also<
  • Arpent
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Etymology
F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.
Definitions
  1. Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.

Webster 1913