English dictionary
arpent
/'/A/rp/@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The <i>arpent</i> of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The <i>woodland arpent</i> was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
Source: webster1913