Ploughed or arable land; a piece of such land; specifically a holding or tenement, varying in extent from 8 to 20 acres according to locality; (now historical).
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Short Metrical Chronicle.
Definition of acre-land in US English:
acre-land
noun
Ploughed or arable land; a piece of such land; specifically a holding or tenement, varying in extent from 8 to 20 acres according to locality; (now historical).
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Short Metrical Chronicle.