discommon
[ dis-kom-uh n ]
/ dɪsˈkɒm ən /
verb (used with object)
(at Oxford and Cambridge) to prohibit (tradespeople or townspeople who have violated the regulations of the university) from dealing with the undergraduates.
Law.
to deprive of the character of a common, as by enclosing a piece of land.
Origin of discommon
1470–80;
dis-1 + obsolete
common to participate, associate
Words nearby discommon
discomfort,
discomfortable,
discommend,
discommode,
discommodity,
discommon,
discompose,
discomposure,
discomycete,
discomycota,
disconcert
British Dictionary definitions for discommon
discommon
/ (dɪsˈkɒmən) /
verb
(tr) law
to deprive (land) of the character and status of common, as by enclosure