discommon

American

[dis-kom-uhn] / 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.

discommon British

/ dɪsˈkɒmən /

verb

(tr) law to deprive (land) of the character and status of common, as by enclosure

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Etymology

Origin of discommon

1470–80; dis- ¹ + obsolete common to participate, associate

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discommon

This word is allied to the law term "discommon," to deprive of the privileges of a place.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall

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