1. a unit of land measurement used historically in parts of Europe and colonial America, typically equivalent to about 2 acres
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The Dutch settlers measured their farmland in morgens.
• Each family was granted three morgens of fertile land.
• The old deed specified the property as containing five morgens.
• Colonial records show land sales measured in morgens rather than acres.
• The morgen was commonly used as a unit of measurement in early American settlements.