Coaration

/koʊəˈreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of plowing or tilling together; joint cultivation of land.

Etymology

From co- (together) + aration (from Latin aratio, plowing), derived from arare (to plow). This agricultural term is archaic and rarely used in modern English.

Kelly Says

This word shows how farming partnerships were so important in medieval life that they needed their own vocabulary—coaration was an agreement about shared labor on shared land.

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