DCHP-2

arpent [< F] Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES

1 n.
a French linear measure equal to approximately 190 feet, used in areas of predominantly French-Canadian settlement.
- This linear use seems to have been fairly common during the early nineteenth century.
2 n.
a French land measure equal to about an acre.