carrucate

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A form of carucate — The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.

OriginMedieval Latin carrūcāta →
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Meanings

nouncarrucate (plural carrucates)

plural carrucates

  1. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of carucate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carucate

Origin

  1. Medieval Latincarrūcāta“ploughland”
  2. Englishcarrucate

From Medieval Latin carrūcāta (“ploughland”), from carrūca (“chariot; coach; wheeled plough”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

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APA

carrucate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrucate

MLA

“carrucate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrucate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrucate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrucate.

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