dessiatine

noun

des·​sia·​tine

¦des(h)yə¦tēn

variants or dessatine

-sə¦-

or desiatin or less commonly desyatin

-s(h)yə¦tin

plural -s

: a Russian unit of land area equal to 2.7 acres

Word History

Etymology

Russian desyatina tithe, unit of land area, from desyat' ten; akin to Latin decem ten

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