See Also: virgate(medicine)
virgate(1)(dictionary)
virgate(2)(dictionary)

virgate(2) (iou)



virgate noun. M17.
[medieval Latin virgata, from VIRGA: see -ATE1.]
Hist.
In England, a former measure of land, varying in extent and averaging thirty acres. M17.
A rod or pole used as a measure. L18.
virgater noun a person holding or cultivating a virgate of land L19.