commonable

[ kom-uh-nuh-buh l ]

/ ˈkɒm ə nə bəl /

held jointly; for general use; public: commonable lands.

allowed to be pastured on common land: commonable cattle.

Origin of commonable

First recorded in 1610–20; common + -able

At Huntingdon, for example, it was the freemen dwelling in "commonable" houses who were privileged to use the common.

The Customs of Old England |F. J. Snell
Some of the largest tracts of waste land to be found in England are the waste or commonable lands of royal forests or chases.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 |Various
The commonable alps are let by auction for a term of years, and, in opposition to ancient principles, strangers may bid for them.

Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum |James W. Sullivan
Wages, however, were then eked out by home industries and commonable rights.

The Political History of England - Vol. X. |William Hunt

The Forest became one of the commonable lands of Royal Chases or hunting-grounds.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 |Various

commonable

/ (ˈkɒmənəbəl) /

(of land) held in common

English history (esp of sheep and cattle) entitled to be pastured on common land