Toise
A toise is a unit of measure for length, area and volume originating in pre-revolutionary France. In North America, it was used in colonial French establishments in early New France, French Louisiana, Acadia and Quebec. The related toesa was used in Portugal, Brazil, and other parts of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system.
The name is derived from the Latin tensa brachia, meaning "outstretched arms".
Definition
Unit of length
Unit of area
- 1 toise was about 3.799 square metres, or a square French toise, as a measure for land and masonry area in France before 10 December 1799.
Unit of volume
- 1 toise = 8.0 cubic metres