rood
/ruːd/
noun
- A crucifix, especially one placed in a church above the entrance to the chancel.
- The rood was decorated with gold leaf and stood as the centerpiece of the sanctuary.
- The medieval church had a large rood hanging above the altar.
- Visitors admired the carved wooden rood in the old cathedral.
- An old unit of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (about 1,011 square meters).
- In historical documents, land was often measured in roods and perches.
- The farmer's field measured ten roods in total.
- They bought a small plot of land, just half a rood, for the garden.