commonage

[ kom-uh-nij ]
/ ˈkɒm ə nɪdʒ /
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noun

the joint use of anything, especially a pasture.
the state of being held in common.
something that is so held, as land.
commonalty.

Origin of commonage

First recorded in 1600–10; common + -age

Words nearby commonage

common-cold virus, common-law, common-law marriage, common-sense realism, commonable, commonage, commonality, commonalty, commoner, commonhold, commonly

Words related to commonage

kibbutz, municipality, cooperative, village, commonality, neighborhood, family, collective, community

Example sentences from the Web for commonage

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

    The History of Signboards |Jacob Larwood

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for commonage

commonage
/ (ˈkɒmənɪdʒ) /

noun

mainly law
  1. the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others
  2. the right to such use
the state of being held in common
something held in common, such as land
another word for commonalty (def. 1)