Arpennus
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A measure of land of uncertain amount. It was called arpent also. Spelman, Gloss.; Cowell. In French Law. A measure of different amount in each of the sixty-four provinces. Guyot, Repert.
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The measure was adopted in Louisiana; Strother v. Lucas, 6 Pet. (U. S.) 703, 8 L. Ed. 573.