English Explanatory Dictionary

carucate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.

Word forms

carucate carucates carrucate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

Synonyms

hide plow plough plowland ploughland carrucate carve plowgate ploughgate
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