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Synonyms
ex·tent (ĭk-stĕnt́)

[Middle English extente, assessment on land, from Anglo-Norman, from feminine past participle of extendre, to extend, from Latin extendere; see extend.]

noun 

    1. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends: landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings.
    2. The degree to which a thing extends: prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
  2. An extensive space or area: an extent of desert.
  3. Law
    1. A writ allowing a creditor to assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property.
    2. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily.
    3. The seizure in execution of such a writ.
  4. Archaic An assessment or valuation, as of land in Britain, especially for taxation.