commonage

[ kom-uh-nij ]
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noun
  1. the joint use of anything, especially a pasture.

  2. the state of being held in common.

  1. something that is so held, as land.

Origin of commonage

1
First recorded in 1600–10; common + -age

Words Nearby commonage

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How to use commonage in a sentence

  • The indaba began upon small matters, a recent dispute or two as to the ownership of cattle, or of land commonage, and so forth.

    Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
  • In 1663 this house was called the Goat, and enjoyed the right of commonage for two cows and one heifer upon Chelsea Heath.

  • The Abbot of Gloucester had ninety acres of land in Walmore, at eight pence an acre rent, for cultivation, but not for commonage.

    The Forest of Dean | H. G. Nicholls
  • His pony was only grazing on the town commonage hard by; he could have him brought in less than half an hour.

    A Veldt Official | Bertram Mitford
  • This city affords a beautiful, fashionable commonage along the quay, which surrounds the basin formed by the River Alsten.

British Dictionary definitions for commonage

commonage

/ (ˈkɒmənɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. mainly law

    • the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others

    • the right to such use

  2. the state of being held in common

  1. something held in common, such as land

  2. another word for commonalty (def. 1)

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