Bible Dictionaries
Extent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Extended.

(2):

(n.) Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity.

(3):

(n.) Degree; measure; proportion.

(4):

(n.) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment.

(5):

(n.) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Extent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/extent.html. 1828.