carucate

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noun

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.

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OriginMedieval Latin carūcāta ← Latin carūca →
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Meanings

nouncarucate (plural carucates)

plural carucates · alternative carrucate

  1. historicalThe 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.

    Synonyms: hide, plow, plough, plowland, ploughland, carrucate, carve, plowgate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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Origin

  1. Latincarūca“chariot; coach; carruca”
  2. Medieval Latincarūcāta“ploughland”
  3. Englishcarucate

From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

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Translations

Latin carucata
  • carucataarea of land
Polish rola
  • rolaarea of land

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APA

carucate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carucate

MLA

“carucate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carucate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carucate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carucate.

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