yardland

[ yahrd-land ]
/ ˈyɑrdˌlænd /

noun

virgate2.

Origin of yardland

First recorded in 1400–50, yardland is from the late Middle English word yerdlonde. See yard1, land

Words nearby yardland

yardang, yardarm, yardbird, yardie, yarding, yardland, yardman, yardmaster, yardstick, yare, yaren

Example sentences from the Web for yardland

  • It is commonly supposed by the surveys that the holder of a yardland joins with one of his fellows to make up the team.

    Villainage in England |Paul Vinogradoff

  • Thus the boor is put before us as a tenant with a house and a yardland or virgate, and two plough oxen.

    Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland

  • The hide, the yardland, the oxgang existed not only in the geld-rolls, but in fact and on the ground.

    Villainage in England |Paul Vinogradoff