virgate adjective. ['vǝ:gǝt] E19.
[Latin virgatus, from virga rod: see -ATE².]
Botany. Of a stem or branch: wand-shaped; long, straight, and slender.
Also
■ virgated adjective (rare) M18.

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virgate noun. ['vǝ:gǝt] M17.
[medieval Latin virgata, from VIRGA: see -ATE¹.]
Hist.
1. In England, a former measure of land, varying in extent and averaging thirty acres. M17.

2. A rod or pole used as a measure. L18.

■ virgater noun a person holding or cultivating a virgate of land L19.

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