commonable

 [kom-uh-nuh-buhl]  

com·mon·a·ble

   [kom-uh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
held jointly; for general use; public: commonable lands.
2.
allowed to be pastured on common land: commonable cattle.
Origin:
1610–20; common + -able
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commonable (ˈkɒmənəbəl)
 
—adj
1.  (of land) held in common
2.  English history (esp of sheep and cattle) entitled to be pastured on common land

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