conacre

1 of 2

noun

con·​acre

ˈkäˌnākə(r)

plural -s

in a former Irish land system

: the subletting for a single season of small portions of a farm previously prepared for sowing or planting

also : a single parcel or tenancy so held

conacre

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to sublet (land) in conacre

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of earlier corn-acre, literally, field of grain

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