estadal
English
Etymology
From Spanish estadal, from estado + -al, from Latin stātus (“state, status, standing”). Doublet of state, status, and estado.
Noun
estadal (plural estadals)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 3.3 m.
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 11.2 m².
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): pie (1/12 estadal), codo (⅛ estadal), vara (¼ estadal), estado (½ estadal), cordel (12½ estadals)
- (unit of area): vara (1/16 estadal), marjal (100 estadals in Granada)
Spanish
Etymology
From estado + -al.
Noun
estadal m (plural estadales)
- (historical) estadal, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 3.3 m
- (historical) square estadal, a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 11.2 m²
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): pie (1/12 estadal), codo (⅛ estadal), vara (¼ estadal), estado (½ estadal), cordel (12½ estadals)
- (unit of area): vara (1/16 estadal), marjal (100 estadals in Granada)
Derived terms
- estadal cuadrado
Further reading
- “estadal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014