arpent 的定义
plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/.
- an old French unit of area equal to about one acre. It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
更多arpent例句
- In all the Island of Montreal the tax for each arpent of land was two liards and a half pint of wheat.
- The measurement of the arpent varied from an acre to an acre and a half.
- The corn-lands here rent for about fifteen livres the arpent.
- The rents of the corn-lands, farmed for money, are about ten or twelve livres the arpent.
- An arpent of ground for corn rents at from thirty to thirty-six livres.