carrucate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carrūcāta (“ploughland”), from carrūca (“chariot; coach; wheeled plough”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).[1]

Noun

carrucate (plural carrucates)

  1. (historical) Alternative form of carucate.

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "carucate | carrucate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.

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