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ACRE , a See also:land measure used by See also:English-speaking races. Derived from the Old Eng. acer and cognate with the See also:Lat. ages, Gr. aypos, Sans. ajras, it has retained its See also:original meaning " open See also:country," in such phrases as " See also:God's acre," or a See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church-yard, " broad acres," &c. As a measure of land, it was first defined as the amount a yoke of oxen could plough in a See also:day; statutory values were enacted in See also:England by acts of See also:Edward I., Edward III., See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VIII. and See also:George IV., and the Weights and See also:Measures See also:Act 1878 now defines it as containing 4840 sq. yds. In addition to this " See also:statute " or " imperial acre," other " acres " are still, though rarely, used in See also:Scotland, See also:Ireland, See also:Wales and certain English counties. The Scottish acre contains 6150.4 sq. yds.; the Irish acre 7840 sq..yds.; in Wales, the land measures erw (4320 sq. yds.), See also:slang (3240 sq. yds.) and paladr are called " acres "; the See also:Leicestershire acre (23o81 sq. yds.), Westmoreland acre (676o sq. yds.) and See also:Cheshire acre (10,240 sq. yds.) are examples of See also:local values.
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