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 Definitions of virgate  [ˈvɜr gɪt, -geɪt]  

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Definition of 'virgate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) virgate
shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight.

2. (n.) virgate
an early English measure of land, equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares).

Etymology:  (1645–55; < ML virgāta (terrae) measure (of land), fem. of L virgātus pertaining to a rod; see virgate1)

Definition of 'virgate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) virgate
having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender

2. (noun) virgate
a yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres



'virgate' - Nearby Entries  

virescent  vireton  virgalieu  virgate  virgated  virge  



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