COMMONABLE

Etymology

Adjective

commonable (not comparable)

(of land) Owned, managed or used in common.

Of an animal: that may be pastured on common land.

Source: Wiktionary


Com"mon*a*ble, a.

1. Held in common. "Forests . . . and other commonable places." Bacon.

2. Allowed to pasture on public commons. Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow, or such as manure the ground. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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