"arpent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arpents [plural]
Etymology: From French arpent, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”) (see Proto-Celtic *Kʷennowindos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|arpent}} French arpent, {{der|en|LL.|arepennis||surface of a field}} Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), {{der|en|cel-gau|*are-penno-||end, extremity of a field}} Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”), {{cog|cel-pro|*Kʷennowindos}} Proto-Celtic *Kʷennowindos Head templates: {{en-noun}} arpent (plural arpents)
  1. A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.
    Sense id: en-arpent-en-noun-24gLGzOv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures.
    Sense id: en-arpent-en-noun-LkPnx3pW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a unit of area, having various official measures): arpento [masculine] (Italian), arpente [masculine] (Portuguese), арпан (arpan) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'a unit of area, having various official measures': 45 55

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