The term aratrum terræ, in ancient
law
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books, meant as much land as can be tilled with one
plough
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—''Hoc manerium est 30 aratrorum.''
Aratura terræ was an ancient service which the
tenant
Tenant may refer to:
Real estate
*Tenant, the holder of a leasehold estate in real estate
*Tenant-in-chief, in feudal land law
*Tenement (law), the holder of a legal interest in real estate
*Tenant farmer
*Anchor tenant, one of the larger stores ...
was perform for his lord, by ploughing his land.
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See also
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Carucate
The carucate or carrucate ( lat-med, carrūcāta or ) was a medieval unit of land area approximating the land a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season. It was known by different regional names and fell under different forms ...
History of agriculture
Real property law
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