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husbandland

noun
hus·​band·​land | \ˈhəzbən(d)lənd\

Definition of husbandland 

1a : the holding of a manorial tenant

b : a quantity of arable land equal to two bovates : virgate

2 : the land occupied and tilled by the tenants of a manor as distinguished from the demesne lands

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History and Etymology for husbandland

Middle English husbondeland, from housbonde, husbonde + land

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