extent

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the point or degree to which something extends“the extent of the damage”“the full extent of the law”“to a certain extent she was right”
  2. the distance or area or volume over which something extends“the vast extent of the desert”“an orchard of considerable extent”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Extent \Ex*tent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.] Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Extent \Ex*tent"\, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See Extend.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

Life in its large extent is scare a span.— Cotton.[1913 Webster]

2.Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be." --Lubbock. [1913 Webster]

3.(Eng. Law) (a) 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. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor. [1913 Webster]

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