Arpen
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Arpent. A measure of land of uncertain quantity, mentioned in Domesday nd Oller old books; by some called an “acre,” by others “helt an acre,” and by “furlong.” Spelman; Cowell; A nieasure of land in Louisiana. 6 Pet. A French measure of land, containing one tiundred square perches, of eighteen feet eich, or about an acre. But the quantity varied in different provinces. Spelman.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
arpent,/r. A measure of land.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Arpent, Fr. [L. Lat. arpennis, arpennuH; by some derived from arare, to plough.] A measure of land of uncertain quantity, mentioned in Domesday and other old books; by some called an acre, by others half an acre, and by others a furlong. Spelman, Cowell. Blount, A measure of land in Louisiana. 6 Peters* R, 763.