Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
A plot of land; a lot. · A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document. · A plot, a scheme.
The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat, plate (modern English plate) and Anglo-Norman, Middle French and Old French plat. See platy-, plaice, flat. The verb is derived from the noun.
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