husbandland

husbandland
\\ˈhəzbən(d)lənd\ noun
Etymology: Middle English husbondeland, from housbonde, husbonde + land
1.
a. : the holding of a manorial tenant
b. : a quantity of arable land equal to two bovates : virgate
2. : the land occupied and tilled by the tenants of a manor as distinguished from the demesne lands

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