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Definition of Bovate
1. n. An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.
Definition of Bovate
1. Noun. (archaic) an oxgang ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bovate
1. as much land as one ox could plough [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bovate
Literary usage of Bovate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cheshire Sheaf edited by Francis Sanders, William Ferguson Irvine, J. Brownbill (1896)
"William son of Henry holds one messuage, one bovate and three-quarters of an acre of
... William de Dunham holds one messuage and one bovate of land and ..."
2. Caledonia: Or, A Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain, from by George Chalmers (1887)
"r bovate, under a different name, though it does not appear so early nor so often
... The bovate appears pretty frequently in the ..."
3. Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early History of England by Frederic William Maitland (1897)
"... is commoner than the hide or manse, and Domesday bovate. Book shows us that
in Kent the solin (sulung) is the fiscal unit that plays the part that is ..."
4. Record Series (Yorkshire Archaeological Society) by Yorkshire Archaeological Society (1899)
"Be it known that I, Robert de Stapleton, son of William de Stapleton, have given
and granted •. . that bovate of land which Lesing held in the time of my ..."
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