A measure of land in Old English times, continued also for some time after the Norman Conquest, varying in extent with the nature of the ground…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > hide (13) hide848 A measure of land in Old English times, continued also for some time after the Norman Conquest, varying in extent with the nature of the ground… mansionc1450 A hide of land. Cf. manse, n. 3. Obsolete. hideland1577 = hide, n.2 1. manse1597 A measure of land regarded as sufficient for the support of a family, esp. as an ecclesiastical endowment. Now historical. familia1758 Law. A measure of land equal to approx. 100 acres. Obsolete. geld-hide1878 the quantity of land which was reckoned as a hide (hide, n.2) for the purposes of geld. Subcategories:— measurement by hides (2) — quarter hide or virgate (5) |
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