ˈquarterland
A certain division of land in the Isle of Man, originally the fourth part of a treen or balla; also the class of lands included in such divisions.
Called ‘Quarter of Land’ in 1593 (Statutes 78); see also quarter-ground s.v. quarter n. 31.
| 1645 Statutes Isle Man (1821) 107 Lands and Tenements in the said Island called Farme Lands or Quarter Lands. 1798 J. Feltham Tour Isl. Mann iv. 46 Divisions of land prevail here, termed Quarterlands. It is uncertain how they obtained the name. 1845 Train Isle Man I. 51 For each four quarterlands he made a chapel. 1865 Notes & Queries Ser. 3 VIII. 310/2 Treens..usually contain from three to four quarterlands. Ibid., Quarterlands, which are estates of inheritance, vary in size, and contain from 120 to 140 acres. 1890 A. W. Moore Surnames Isle Man 211 The lowlands about the church are still intack, not quarterland. 1900 ― Hist. Isle Man II. vii. 873. |