hidate

verb

a) To divide (a region, such as a shire or hundred) into hides.

In general, the newly-won districts were reckoned in carucates, while the older English territory was hidated.

b) To assess the geld of (a place, such as a manor or borough) in terms of hides.

the well-known habit of beneficially hidating land, that is of arbitrarily estimating the number of hides on which it should pay Danegeld without regard for the number of hides there.

Syn: geld

See Also: hide, hidation