English Explanatory Dictionary

acreman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A leader of a plowing team in medieval England.

Word forms

acreman acremen

Etymology

From Middle English akerman, acreman, from Old English æcermann, æcerman, from Proto-Germanic *akramann-. Equivalent to acre + -man. Cognate with German Ackermann.

Derived words

acremanland
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