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Arpent
History; Medieval

A measure of land roughly equal to a modern acre.

Acre
History; Medieval

A day's ploughing for one plough team. Now 200 X 22 yards. 120 were reckoned to be the average which would support one family, but the acre varied in real size according to local conditions and ...

Equilateral arch
History; Medieval

Pointed arch formed on an equilateral triangle, i.e. the radii equal to the span.

Pointed arch
History; Medieval

Arch struck from centres on the springing line.

Acanthus
History; Medieval

Plant of which the leaves are represented in a classical capital of the Corinthian order.

Archon
History; Medieval

A leader; term used in a variety of ways. Sometimes pertained to the Greek landed nobility.

Semicircular arch
History; Medieval

A single arc, forming half of a circle from the springing line. Common in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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