Perche. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old French

Perche. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

perche to kilometer (km)
perche to meter (m)
perche to centimeter (cm)
perche to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

perche to mile (mi)
perche to yard (yd)
perche to foot (ft)
perche to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

perche to iteru (river measure)
perche to knet (rod of cord)
perche to nbiw (pole)
perche to meh niswt (royal cubit)
perche to meh nedjes (short cubit)
perche to remen
perche to djeser, bu
perche to pedj-aa (large span)
perche to pedj-sheser (small span)
perche to amem (fist)
perche to deret (hand)
perche to shesep (palm)
perche to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

perche to schoinos (σχοινός)
perche to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
perche to dolichos (δόλιχος)
perche to milion (μίλιον)
perche to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
perche to diaulos (δίαυλος)
perche to στάδιον, stadion
perche to stadium olympic
perche to stadium attic
perche to stadium ptolemey
perche to plethron (πλέθρον)
perche to hamma (ἅμμα)
perche to dekapous (δεκάπους)
perche to akaina (ἄκαινα)
perche to kalamos (κάλαμος)
perche to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
perche to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
perche to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
perche to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
perche to pygōn (πυγών)
perche to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
perche to pous (πούς, foot)
perche to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
perche to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
perche to lichas (λιχάς)
perche to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
perche to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
perche to dōron (δῶρον)
perche to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
perche to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
perche to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

perche to schœnus (rush rope)
perche to leuga (league)
perche to mille passus (mile)
perche to stadium (stade, furlong)
perche to actus
perche to decempeda
perche to pertica (perch)
perche to passus (pace)
perche to pes sestertius
perche to gradus (step)
perche to cubitus (cubit)
perche to palmipes
perche to pes (foot)
perche to palmus major (palm length)
perche to palmus (palm width)
perche to uncia (inch)
perche to pollex (thumb)
perche to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

perche to cubit
perche to span
perche to handbreadth
perche to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

perche to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
perche to legua marina (nautical)
perche to legua
perche to milla marina (nautical)
perche to milla
perche to cuerda of Valencia
perche to cuerda
perche to estadal
perche to braza
perche to paso
perche to vara
perche to codo de ribera
perche to codo
perche to pie
perche to palmo
perche to coto
perche to pulgada
perche to linea
perche to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

perche to braça
perche to toesa
perche to passo geométrico
perche to vara
perche to côvado
perche to pé
perche to palmo de craveira
perche to polegada
perche to linha
perche to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

perche to lieue commune
perche to lieue marine
perche to lieue de post
perche to lieue metrique
perche to arpent
perche to toise
perche to pied [foot]
perche to pouce [inch]
perche to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

perche to mile
perche to verst
perche to mezhevaya verst
perche to kosaya sazhen
perche to sazhen
perche to makhovaya sazhen
perche to arshin
perche to ell
perche to foot
perche to pyad
perche to vershok
perche to inch
perche to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

perche to meile
perche to ruthe
perche to elle
perche to fuss
perche to zoll
perche to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

perche to meile
perche to ruthe
perche to klafner
perche to fuss
perche to zoll
perche to linie
perche to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

perche to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
perche to mil (mile)
perche to fjärdingsväg
perche to rev before 1855
perche to rev after 1855
perche to stång
perche to famn (fanthom)
perche to aln (forealrm)
perche to fot (foot)
perche to kvarter
perche to tvärhand (hand)
perche to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
perche to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
perche to linje (line) before 1855
perche to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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