Berqueria, or Berkeria, in middle-age writers, denotes a sheep-fold, sheep-cote, sheep-pen, or other inclosure, for the safe keeping a flock of sheep.—The word is abbreviated from herbicaria; of berber, detorted from vervea. Hence also a shepherd was denominated herbicarius and berquerius.

**BERCHEROIT**, BERCHEROIT, or Berkoits, a weight used at Archangel, and in all the Russian dominions, to weigh such merchandizes as are heavy and bulky. It weighs about 164 lib. English avoirdupois weight.