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CARUCATE, or CARRUCATE (from the Med. Lat. carrucata, from carruca, a wheeled plough)

CARUCATE, or CARRUCATE (from the Med. See also:
LAT
Lat. carrucata, from carruca, a wheeled plough) , a measure of See also:

LAND

land, based probably on the See also:

AREA

area that could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a See also:

YEAR

year; hence " carucage " means a tax levied on each " See also:

CARUCATE, or CARRUCATE (from the Med. Lat. carrucata, from carruca, a wheeled plough)

carucate " of land (see HIDE) .

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