virgated

adjective

1. Striped; streaked with rod-shaped (long and narrow) streaks.

   obsolete

   The Felis, with an elongated tail, and virgated spots .

2. Held or farmed by a virgater; Having been divided into holdings for virgaters.

   historical

   This common tenure pertained to newly assarted holdings and pieces rented out from the demesne as well as to older, virgated areas, even though the former paid only money rent whereas the latter owed field work .

Where it comes from

From Latin virgatus (“striped”). See virgate.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry virgated (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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