Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

husbandland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hus-band-land
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The landholding of a husbandman, that is, a manorial tenant.

noun

A unit of land corresponding to a single farmstead; around 26 acres.

Example Sentences

"The complexity of a man’s relationship to lord and neighbour is well illustrated by a grant of land at Dilston in Northumberland to Geoffrey de Cokeside 1339. He received a husbandland (probably of 25 acres) to hold at will for 30s. yearly, a more or less economic rent."
"‘Coldlands’ of c 1715 can be traced as the ‘Cald Lands’, a six-husbandland unit in 1596 (Milne Home, no 371). These 6 husbandlands (156 acres in theory) are very nearly identical with the 157 measured acres of the survey."

Etymology

From Middle English husbondeland, equivalent to husband + land.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: husbondeland

Inflected Forms

husbandlands (plural)

Questions

What does husbandland mean?: The landholding of a husbandman, that is, a manorial tenant.
Where does husbandland come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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