arpent (Meaning)
Wordnet
arpent (n)
a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
Webster
arpent (n.)
Alt. of Arpen
Synonyms & Antonyms of arpent
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
arpent Sentence Examples
- The settlers staked out their claims, each allotted an arpent of land for farming.
- The surveyor carefully measured the arpent, ensuring precision in land distribution.
- Generations of farmers tilled the fertile arpent, yielding bountiful harvests.
- Land deeds from the colonial era often specify the exact dimensions of the granted arpent.
- The frontier town expanded as settlers acquired additional arpents for homesteads.
- The wealthy landowner's estate spanned thousands of arpents, stretching as far as the eye could see.
- Disputes sometimes arose over the boundaries of neighboring arpents, leading to legal conflicts.
- A small creek bisected the property, dividing it neatly into two arpents.
- The Louisiana Purchase brought vast stretches of arpent-rich land under American control.
- Land grants during the Spanish colonial period often allocated several arpents to settlers for agricultural purposes.
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a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acreAlt. of Arpen
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The settlers staked out their claims, each allotted an arpent of land for farming.
The surveyor carefully measured the arpent, ensuring precision in land distribution.
Generations of farmers tilled the fertile arpent, yielding bountiful harvests.
Land deeds from the colonial era often specify the exact dimensions of the granted arpent.
