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Definition of Arpents

Arpent
Arpent Ar"pent, Arpen Ar"pen, n. [F. arpent, fr. L. arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.] Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.

Meaning of Arpents from wikipedia

- Louisiana. A typical French arpent land division is 2 to 4 arpents wide along the river by 40 to 60 arpents deep, while the Spanish arpent land divisions tend...
- as part of the New Canadian Library series. "Trente Arpents" at The Canadian Encyclopedia. Trente arpents [French] at Faded Page (Canada) v t e v t e...
- acre was equal to 1.6 arpents, the unit of area more commonly used in Northern France outside of Normandy. In Canada, the Paris arpent used in Quebec before...
- "A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: [kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one...
- government instigated criminal proceedings to recover about 1,000 acres (1,150 arpents) of state-owned land which had been allocated to the activists and allies...
- domestic activities (ex. berceau), farming and rural units of measure (arpent, lieue, borne, boisseau), weapons, and products traded regionally rather...
- 1978) is a Canadian singer from Sherbrooke. Vallières debut album, Trente Arpents, was released in 1999, followed by Bordel Ambiant in 2001 . He became po****r...
- the East Bank of Plaquemines. Colonial land grants commonly stretched 40 arpents back from the Mississippi River. The canal thus marked the back end of...
- soldiers and workers who accompanied Cadillac built a fort enclosing one arpent (about 0.85 acres (3,400 m2), the equivalent of just under 200 feet (61 m)...
- called the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) and the breach of the 40 Arpent canal levee that was designed and built by the Orleans Levee Board. The...