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virgatus
2 English words descend from Latin
virgatus
, most common first.
virgate
The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.
virgated
Striped; streaked with rod-shaped (long and narrow) streaks.