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)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 3.3 m.
2. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 11.2 m².

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): pie (¹⁄₁₂ estadal), codo (¹⁄₈ estadal), vara (¹⁄₄ estadal), estado (¹⁄₂ estadal), cordel (12+¹⁄₂ estadals)
• (unit of area): vara (¹⁄₁₆ estadal), marjal (100 estadals in Granada)

Spanish

Etymology

From estado +‎ -al.

Noun

estadal m (plural estadales)

1. (historical) estadal (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 3.3 m)
2. (historical) square estadal (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 11.2 m²)

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): pie (¹⁄₁₂ estadal), codo (¹⁄₈ estadal), vara (¹⁄₄ estadal), estado (¹⁄₂ estadal), cordel (12+¹⁄₂ 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28