▁h ont ▁of ▁land ▁varied ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place , ▁but ▁the ▁R ijn land ▁h ont ▁was ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁square ▁metres . ▁Another ▁name ▁for ▁h ont ▁was ▁" h onder d ", ▁a ▁Dutch ▁word ▁meaning ▁" h undred ". ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁h ond ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁German ic ▁word ▁h unda , ▁which ▁meant ▁" h undred " ▁( or ▁" dog "). ▁After ▁the ▁metric ▁system ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁measurement ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use . ▁ ▁Ro ede ▁ ▁A ▁square ▁ro ede ▁was ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁ro ede . ▁Ro ede ▁( or ▁ro e ) ▁was ▁both ▁an ▁area ▁measurement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁linear ▁measurement . ▁The ▁exact ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁ro ede ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁ro ede , ▁which ▁varied ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁ro ede ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁the ▁R ijn land ▁rod . ▁▁ ▁one ▁R ijn land ▁rod ▁( R ijn land se ▁ro ede ) ▁was ▁ 1 4 . 1 9 ▁m 2 ▁ ▁one ▁Amsterdam ▁rod ▁( Am sterdam se ▁ro ede ) ▁was ▁ 1 3 . 5 2 ▁m 2 ▁ ▁one ▁' s - H ert ogen bos ch ▁rod ▁( B os sche ▁ro ede ) ▁was ▁ 3 3 . 1 ▁m 2 ▁ ▁one ▁B red a ▁rod ▁( B red ase ▁ro ede )