arpent
/ˈɑrpənt/
noun
- A unit of land area used in France and parts of North America, equal to about 0.85 acre or 0.34 hectare; also a unit of length (about 190 feet or 58 meters).
- The property was described as one arpent fronting the river.
- The vineyard stretched for two arpents along the hillside.
- In Louisiana, land was often measured in arpents.