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Define the word Yardland

"Yardland" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Yardland \Yard"land`\ (y[aum]rd"l[a^]nd`), n. (O. Eng. Law)
   A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen
   to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

"YARDLAND" bouvier "Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)"

YARDLAND, old Eng. law. A quantity of land containing twenty acres. Co. 
Litt. 69 a.