blackacre

[ blak-ey-ker ]
/ ˈblækˌeɪ kər /

noun (often initial capital letter)

an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from whiteacre).

Origin of blackacre

First recorded in 1620–30; black + acre

Words nearby blackacre

black-marketeer, black-on-black, black-tailed deer, black-tie, black-water fever, blackacre, blackamoor, blackback flounder, blackball, blackbead, blackbeard

Example sentences from the Web for blackacre

  • I am sorry you cannot get your money; continue to tell us all your perplexities, and do not mind being called Widow Blackacre.

    Mary Lamb |Anne Burrows Gilchrist

  • Suppose I am to buy Blackacre, and employ attorney Blackstone to search the title.

    Commercial Law |Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill