Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
virga terrae — (or virgata terrae) /varga tehriy/vargeyta tehriy/ In old English law, a yard land; a measure of land of variable quantity, containing in some places twenty, in others twenty four, in others thirty, and in others forty, acres See also yardland … Black's law dictionary
virgata terrae — virga terrae (or virgata terrae) /varga tehriy/vargeyta tehriy/ In old English law, a yard land; a measure of land of variable quantity, containing in some places twenty, in others twenty four, in others thirty, and in others forty, acres See… … Black's law dictionary
VIRGA — I. VIRGA Investitura fit, vel proprie tradendo terram ipsam, seu feudum: vel improprie, tradendo terrae vel feudi nomine, vexillum, hastam, sagirtam, vide Ingulphum, p. 901. Ex hastae traditione nata est consuerudo, per festucam, vel virgam,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Virgate — Vir gate, n. [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga a twig, rod.] A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virgate — virgate1 [vʉr′git, vʉr′gāt΄] n. [ML virgata (terrae) < L virga, twig (see VERGE1): used as transl. of OE gierdland, yardland] a former English unit of land measure varying greatly in size, but most commonly equal to about 30 acres virgate2… … English World dictionary
virgate — virgate1 /verr git, gayt/, adj. shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight. [1815 25; < L virgatus; see VIRGA, ATE1] virgate2 /verr git, gayt/, n. an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a… … Universalium
virgate — I vir•gate [[t]ˈvɜr gɪt, geɪt[/t]] adj. shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight • Etymology: 1815–25; < L virgātus; see virga, ate I II vir•gate [[t]ˈvɜr gɪt, geɪt[/t]] n. wam an early English measure of land, equal to about 30… … From formal English to slang
