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Meaning of carucate

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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.

In medieval England, a carucate was a unit of land measurement equivalent to the area that one plow team could till in a year.
The lord granted each peasant family a carucate of land to farm in exchange for labor and a portion of the harvest.
The size of a carucate varied depending on the fertility of the soil and local agricultural practices.
Tenants were often required to pay a fixed rent or provide a certain number of days' labor on the lord's demesne for each carucate they held.
The tax assessment for each village was based on the number of carucates within its boundaries.
The surveyor carefully measured the fields to determine the exact extent of each carucate.
Lords sometimes granted additional carucates of land as rewards for loyal service or to attract settlers to newly acquired territories.
The distribution of carucates played a crucial role in the feudal hierarchy, determining the wealth and status of landholders.
The demesne of the manor was typically divided into several carucates, with each worked by a team of peasant laborers.
Over time, the term carucate fell out of use as changes in agricultural practices rendered it obsolete.

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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In medieval England, a carucate was a unit of land measurement equivalent to the area that one plow team could till in a year.

The lord granted each peasant family a carucate of land to farm in exchange for labor and a portion of the harvest.

The size of a carucate varied depending on the fertility of the soil and local agricultural practices.

Tenants were often required to pay a fixed rent or provide a certain number of days' labor on the lord's demesne for each carucate they held.