rood (ro?od)n.1. a. Archaic The cross on which Jesus was crucified.b. A crucifix, especially one surmounting the rood screen or rood beam of a medieval church.2. Chiefly British A measure of length that varies from 5 1/2 to 8 yards (5.0 to 7.3 meters).3. A measure of land equal to 1/4 acre, or 40 square rods (0.10 hectare).[Middle English, from Old English r?d.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.rood (ru?d) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a. a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a churchb. (as modifier): rood beam; rood arch; rood screen. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the Cross on which Christ was crucified3. (Units) a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares4. (Units) a unit of area equal to 40 square rods[Old English r?d; related to Old Saxon r?da, Old Norse r?tha]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014rood (rud) n. 1. a crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church. 2. a. a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 m). b. a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.1 ha). c. a unit of square measure equal to one square rod (25.3 sq. m). 3. Archaic. the cross on which Christ died. [before 900; Old English r?d crucifix, pole; c. German Rute rod, twig] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.roodA unit of area equal to 1?4 acre (1210 yd2).Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited