Medieval Glossary

Rood

A rood is an English measurement of land area consisting of forty square rods.

Related term(s): Rod; Acre; Furlong; Mile
Category: Weights and Measures
Added: 10.05.04
Source information: Nicholson, Edward. Men and Measures. London: Smith, Elder, and Company, 1912. (p. 73)

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