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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACRE, n. a'ker. [Gr; Lat. ager. In these languages, the word retains its primitive sense, an open, plowed, or sowed field. In Eng. it retained its original signification, that of any open field, until it was limited to a definite quantity by statutes 31. Ed. 35 Ed 1.24. H.8]
1. A quantity of land, containing 160 square rods or perches or 4840 square yards. This is the English statute acre. The acre of Scotland contains 6150 2-5 square yards. The French arpent is nearly equal to the Scottish acre, about a fifth larger than the English. The Roman juger was 3200 square yards.
2. In the Mogul's dominions, acre is the same as lack, or 100,00 rupees, equal to 12,500 sterling, or $55,500..
Acre-fight, a sort of duel in the open field, formerly fought by English and Scotch combatants on their frontiers.
Acre-tax, a tax on land in England, at a certain sum for each acre, called also acre-shot.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
2: a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
3: a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ćcer; akin to Old High German ackar field, Latin ager, Greek agros, and perhaps to Latin agere to drive — more at agent Date: before 12th century 1. a. archaic a field especially of arable land or pastureland b. plural lands, estate 2. any of various units of area; specifically a unit in the United States and England equal to 43,560 square feet (4047 square meters) — see weight table 3. a broad expanse or great quantity <acres of free publicity>

Merriam Webster's

I. geographical name state W Brazil bordering on Peru & Bolivia capital Rio Branco area 59,343 square miles (153,698 square kilometers), population 417,437 II. geographical name or Hebrew ‘Akko or Old Testament Accho or New Testament Ptolemaďs city & port NW Israel N of Mt. Carmel population 37,400

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a measure of land, 4,840 sq. yds., 0.405 ha. 2 a piece of land; a field. 3 (in pl.) a large area. Derivatives: acred adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE æcer f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Acre A"cre, n. [OE. aker, AS. [ae]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [*a]ker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. ?, Skr. ajra. [root]2, 206.] 1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.] 2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English. Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII. Broad acres, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical] God's acre, God's field; the churchyard. I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial ground, God's acre. --Longfellow.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(acres) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres. The property is set in two acres of land. N-COUNT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isa. 5:10; 1 Sam. 14:14).