hyde
n. countablen. an old unit for measuring land in England. It was originally the amount of land one family needed to live on and support themselves.
n. a historical English unit of land measurement, varying in size but traditionally considered sufficient to support one household and its dependents. Primarily used in medieval records and the Domesday Book.
The local lord owned several hydes of fertile land.
Historical records indicate that the village was assessed at five hydes for the purpose of calculating taxes.
While the exact acreage of a hyde fluctuated between regions, it served as a fundamental fiscal unit for land taxation and military service in Anglo-Saxon England.
Archaic; primarily encountered in historical or legal texts concerning medieval England.