runrig

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noun

A system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.

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Meanings

nounrunrig (usually uncountable, plural runrigs)

plural runrigs · alternative runridge

  1. historicaluncountableusuallyA system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.

    Synonyms: rundale

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.

Similar
rundale
Also see
rundale

Origin

From run + rig (“ridge”).

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APA

runrig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrig

MLA

“runrig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runrig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrig.

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