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commonage
[ kom-uh-nij ]
noun
- the joint use of anything, especially a pasture.
- the state of being held in common.
- something that is so held, as land.
commonage
/ ˈɒəɪ /
noun
- law
- the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others
- the right to such use
- the state of being held in common
- something held in common, such as land
- another word for commonalty
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of commonage1
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In the evening we heard that the enemy were at Glen Lennie on their way to Harrismith, and that a patrol had already reached the town commonage.
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The rights of men are liberty and an equal participation in the commonage of nature.”
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His pony was only grazing on the town commonage hard by; he could have him brought in less than half an hour.
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It is the way your forefathers understood the law of commonage, and nobody ever grumbled that his neighbor had a cow or a pig too many!
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The indaba began upon small matters, a recent dispute or two as to the ownership of cattle, or of land commonage, and so forth.
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