# actus

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,759

## Definitions
1. A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
2. A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)

## Etymology
From Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”). Doublet of act.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/actus