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extent

2 entries found.

Main Entry: ex·tent
Pronunciation: \ik-ˈstent\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend
Date: 14th century

1 archaic : valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation
2 a : seizure (as of land) in execution of a writ of extent in Great Britain; also : the condition of being so seized b : a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property
3 a : the range over which something extends : scope <the extent of her jurisdiction> b : the point, degree, or limit to which something extends <using talents to the greatest extent> c : the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude <the extent of the forest>


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