arpen

/ˈɑrpən/
noun
  1. A unit of land area used in France and parts of North America, roughly equal to an acre (about 0.85 acre or 0.34 hectare).
    • The old farm was measured in arpens, not acres.
    • The surveyor calculated the field as exactly one arpen.
    • He inherited an arpen of vineyard in southern France.
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