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commonable
[ kom-uh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
- held jointly; for general use; public:
commonable lands.
- allowed to be pastured on common land:
commonable cattle.
commonable
/ ˈkɒmənəbəl /
adjective
- (of land) held in common
- English history (esp of sheep and cattle) entitled to be pastured on common land
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commonable1
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Example Sentences
Wages, however, were then eked out by home industries and commonable rights.
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The Forest became one of the commonable lands of Royal Chases or hunting-grounds.
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Some of the largest tracts of waste land to be found in England are the waste or commonable lands of royal forests or chases.
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The commonable alps are let by auction for a term of years, and, in opposition to ancient principles, strangers may bid for them.
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At Huntingdon, for example, it was the freemen dwelling in "commonable" houses who were privileged to use the common.
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