CARUCATE
\kˈɑːɹuːkˌe͡ɪt], \kˈɑːɹuːkˌeɪt], \k_ˈɑː_ɹ_uː_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; - by some said to be about 100 acres.
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A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; - by some said to be about 100 acres.
By Noah Webster.
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kar'u-k[=a]t, n. originally an amount of land such as one team of oxen could plough in a season.--n. CAR'UCAGE, a tax on the carucate, first imposed by Richard I. in 1198. [Low L. carruc[=a]ta, ploughland--carruca, plough, from root of CAR.]
By Thomas Davidson
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