yardland
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English ȝerdelonde, yerdland, yerdlond, yertland, from Old English ġeardland, equivalent to yard (“unit”) + land.[1]
Noun
[edit]yardland (plural yardlands)
- (historical) Synonym of virgate.
References
[edit]- ^ “yardland, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.