arpent
/ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn/US // ˈɑr pənt; French arˈpɑ̃ //UK // (ˈɑːpənt, French arpɑ̃) //
蛇蝎美人,蛇头,蛇皮袋,蛇蝎心肠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/.
- : an old French unit of area equal to about one acre. It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
Examples
In all the Island of Montreal the tax for each arpent of land was two liards and a half pint of wheat.
The measurement of the arpent varied from an acre to an acre and a half.
The corn-lands here rent for about fifteen livres the arpent.
The rents of the corn-lands, farmed for money, are about ten or twelve livres the arpent.
An arpent of ground for corn rents at from thirty to thirty-six livres.
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