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commonable

[ kom-uh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. held jointly; for general use; public:

    commonable lands.

  2. allowed to be pastured on common land:

    commonable cattle.



commonable

/ ˈkɒmənəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of land) held in common
  2. English history (esp of sheep and cattle) entitled to be pastured on common land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of commonable1

First recorded in 1610–20; common + -able
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Example Sentences

Wages, however, were then eked out by home industries and commonable rights.

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

Some of the largest tracts of waste land to be found in England are the waste or commonable lands of royal forests or chases.

The commonable alps are let by auction for a term of years, and, in opposition to ancient principles, strangers may bid for them.

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

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