rood | 1 ro | 2 ro | 3 ro | 4 ro | 5 ro | 6 ro | 7 ro | 8 ro | 9 ro | 10 ro | 11 ro | 12 ro | 13 ro | 14 ro | 15 ro | 16 ro | 17 ro | 18 ro | 19 ro | 20 ro | 21 ro | 22 ro | 23 ro | 24 ro | 25 ro | 26 ro | 27 ro | 28 ro | 29 ro | 30 ro | 31 ro | 32 ro | 33 ro | 34 ro | 35 ro | 36 ro | 37 ro | 38 ro | 39 ro | 40 ro | 41 ro | 42 ro | 43 ro | 44 ro | 45 ro | 46 ro | 47 ro | 48 ro | 49 ro | 50 ro | 51 ro | 52 ro | 53 ro | 54 ro | 55 ro | 56 ro | 57 ro | 58 ro | 59 ro | 60 ro | 61 ro | 62 ro | 63 ro | 64 ro | 65 ro | 66 ro | 67 ro | 68 ro | 69 ro | 70 ro | 71 ro | 72 ro | 73 ro | 74 ro | 75 ro | 76 ro | 77 ro | 78 ro | 79 ro | 80 ro | 81 ro | 82 ro | 83 ro | 84 ro | 85 ro | 86 ro | 87 ro | 88 ro | 89 ro | 90 ro | 91 ro | 92 ro | 93 ro | 94 ro | 95 ro | 96 ro | 97 ro | 98 ro | 99 ro | 100 ro |
barony | 6.25 × 10-5 barony | 0.000125 barony | 0.0001875 barony | 0.00025 barony | 0.0003125 barony | 0.000375 barony | 0.0004375 barony | 0.0005 barony | 0.0005625 barony | 0.000625 barony | 0.0006875 barony | 0.00075 barony | 0.0008125 barony | 0.000875 barony | 0.0009375 barony | 0.001 barony | 0.0010625 barony | 0.001125 barony | 0.0011875 barony | 0.00125 barony | 0.0013125 barony | 0.001375 barony | 0.0014375 barony | 0.0015 barony | 0.0015625 barony | 0.001625 barony | 0.0016875 barony | 0.00175 barony | 0.0018125 barony | 0.001875 barony | 0.0019375 barony | 0.002 barony | 0.0020625 barony | 0.002125 barony | 0.0021875 barony | 0.00225 barony | 0.0023125 barony | 0.002375 barony | 0.0024375 barony | 0.0025 barony | 0.0025625 barony | 0.002625 barony | 0.0026875 barony | 0.00275 barony | 0.0028125 barony | 0.002875 barony | 0.0029375 barony | 0.003 barony | 0.0030625 barony | 0.003125 barony | 0.0031875 barony | 0.00325 barony | 0.0033125 barony | 0.003375 barony | 0.0034375 barony | 0.0035 barony | 0.0035625 barony | 0.003625 barony | 0.0036875 barony | 0.00375 barony | 0.0038125 barony | 0.003875 barony | 0.0039375 barony | 0.004 barony | 0.0040625 barony | 0.004125 barony | 0.0041875 barony | 0.00425 barony | 0.0043125 barony | 0.004375 barony | 0.0044375 barony | 0.0045 barony | 0.0045625 barony | 0.004625 barony | 0.0046875 barony | 0.00475 barony | 0.0048125 barony | 0.004875 barony | 0.0049375 barony | 0.005 barony | 0.0050625 barony | 0.005125 barony | 0.0051875 barony | 0.00525 barony | 0.0053125 barony | 0.005375 barony | 0.0054375 barony | 0.0055 barony | 0.0055625 barony | 0.005625 barony | 0.0056875 barony | 0.00575 barony | 0.0058125 barony | 0.005875 barony | 0.0059375 barony | 0.006 barony | 0.0060625 barony | 0.006125 barony | 0.0061875 barony | 0.00625 barony |
A rood /ˈruːd/ is an historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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rood | ro | ≡ 1⁄4 ac | = 1011.7141056 m2 | Imperial/US |
roods | baronies | roods | baronies |
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1 | = 6.25E-5 | 6 | = 0.000375 |
2 | = 0.000125 | 7 | = 0.0004375 |
3 | = 0.0001875 | 8 | = 0.0005 |
4 | = 0.00025 | 9 | = 0.0005625 |
5 | = 0.0003125 | 10 | = 0.000625 |
A geographic barony is a remnant from mediaeval times of the area of land held under the form of feudal land tenure termed feudal barony, or barony by tenure, either an English feudal barony, a Scottish feudal barony or an Irish feudal barony, which all operated under different legal and social systems. Just as modern counties are no longer under the administrative control of a noble count or earl, geographic baronies are generally no longer connected with feudal barons, certainly not in England where such tenure was abolished with the whole feudal system by the Tenures Abolition Act 1660. The position in Scotland is more complex, although the legal force of the Scottish feudal baron was abolished early in the 21st century.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barony | ≡ 4000 ac | ≡ 1.61874256896×107 m2 | Other |
baronies | roods | baronies | roods |
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1 | = 16000 | 6 | = 96000 |
2 | = 32000 | 7 | = 112000 |
3 | = 48000 | 8 | = 128000 |
4 | = 64000 | 9 | = 144000 |
5 | = 80000 | 10 | = 160000 |
roods | baronies |
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1 | = 6.25 × 10-5 |
16 000 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |