Ăr'pent, n.

n. [Fr. arpent, Pr. arpen, aripin, O. Sp. arapende, Lat. arepennis, arapennis, a Gallic word; according to Columella,5, 1, 6, equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.] Formerly, a portion of land in France, ordinarily containing one hundred square roods or perches, each of 18 feet, or 900 square toises, equal to 4088 square yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. This is the arpent of Paris. The woodland arpent contains 6108 square yards, or about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English. [Written also arpen.] Davies & Peck.