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selionnoun
A mediaeval open strip of land or small field used for growing crops
Etymology: seillon a measure of land, sillon a ridge, furrow, selio a measure of land.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Selionnoun
A ridge of land. Ainsw.
Etymology: selio, low Latin.
Wikipedia
Selion
A selion is a medieval open strip of land or a small field used for growing crops, usually owned by or rented to peasants. A selion of land was typically one furlong (660 ft) long and one chain (66 ft) wide, so one acre in area. However exact measurements could vary depending on the geography of the land. Monasteries or similar institutions were often bequeathed selions and derived an income by letting them.
Webster Dictionary
Selionnoun
a short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows
Etymology: [OF. seillon a measure of land, F. sillon a ridge, furrow, LL. selio a measure of land.]
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Selion
Selion is a mediaeval open strip of land or small field used for growing crops, usually owned by or rented to peasants. A selion of land was typically one furlong long and one chain wide. However, exact measurements could vary depending on geography of the land. The area of one furlong by one chain is one acre. Monasteries or similar institutions were often bequeathed selions and then derived an income from them by letting.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Selion
sel′yon, n. a ridge of land rising between two furrows. [O. Fr. seillon, Fr. sillon, a furrow.]
Anagrams for selion »
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of selion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of selion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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