'Virgate' definitions:
Definition of 'Virgate'
From: GCIDE
- Virgate \Vir"gate\, a. [L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a twig, rod. See Verge a rod.] (Bot.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Virgate'
From: GCIDE
- Virgate \Vir"gate\, n. [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga a twig, rod.] A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]