| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | vir·gate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  vûr g t |
| NOUN: | An early English measure of land area of varying value, often equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin virg ta, from feminine of Latin virgtus, relating to a rod. See virgate1.
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