King James Bible Dictionary

Is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isaiah 5:10; 1 Samuel 14:14).

The indefinite quantity of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day, with the kinds of plows, and modes of plowing, used in the times referred to.
1 Samuel 14:14; Isaiah 5:10

ACRE, noun a'ker. [Gr; Lat. ager. In these languages, the word retains its primitive sense, an open, plowed, or sowed field. In Eng. it retained its original signification, that of any open field, until it was limited to a definite quantity by statutes 31. Ed. 35 Ed 1.24. H.8]

1. A quantity of land, containing 160 square rods or perches or 4840 square yards. This is the English statute acre The acre of Scotland contains 6150 2-5 square yards. The French arpent is nearly equal to the Scottish acre about a fifth larger than the English. The Roman juger was 3200 square yards.

2. In the Mogul's dominions, acre is the same as lack, or 100, 00 rupees, equal to 12, 500 sterling, or $55, 500..

ACRE-fight, a sort of duel in the open field, formerly fought by English and Scotch combatants on their frontiers.

ACRE-tax, a tax on land in England, at a certain sum for each acre called also acre-shot.

A'CRED, adjective Possessing acres or landed property.