statute acre

Japanese: statute acre(英語表記)statuteacre
statute acre

...Unit of area in the imperial system. In the old days, it was the area that could be plowed in one day using a plow pulled by two oxen, and the size varied depending on the land, but in 1277, King Edward I of England defined it as the area of ​​land measuring 4 poles x 40 poles or an area of ​​land of the same size, and it was called a statute acre. This is equal to 4,840 square yards, or approximately 0.4 ha (4,047 m2).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "statute acre" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヤード・ポンド法における面積の単位。古くは牛2頭引きのすきを用いて1日で耕せる面積とされ,その広さは土地によって異なっていたが,1277年イギリスのエドワード1世により4ポール×40ポールの土地またはそれと同じ広さの土地の面積と定められ,法定エーカーstatute acreと呼ばれた。これは4840平方ヤードに等しく,およそ0.4ha(4047m2)である。…

※「statute acre」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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