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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 436 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CARUCATE, or CARRUCATE (from the Med. See also:Lat. carrucata, from carruca, a wheeled plough) , a measure of See also:land, based probably on the See also:area that could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a See also:year; hence " carucage " means a tax levied on each " See also:carucate " of land (see HIDE) .

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