Definition of acres Acres

/ejˈkɚz/ - [eykerz] - A•c•res

We found 3 definitions of acres from 3 different sources.

What does acres mean?

Noun Singular: acre
acres - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
		estate, land, landed estate, demesne
		immovable, real estate, real property, realty property consisting of houses and land
		freehold tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
		glebe plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
		leasehold land or property held under a lease
		smallholding a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
		homestead dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
		feoff, fief a piece of land held under the feudal system
		barony the domain of a baron
		countryseat an estate in the country
		crown land land that belongs to the Crown
		manor the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
		signory, seigneury, seigniory the estate of a seigneur
		hacienda the main house on a ranch or large estate
		plantation a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"