intercommon
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- intercommonage noun
- intercommoner noun
Etymology
Origin of intercommon
1400–50; inter- + obsolete common (v.) (variant of commune 1 ); replacing late Middle English entrecomo ( u ) nen < Anglo-French entrecomuner
Example Sentences
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By special agreement or by tacit allowance265 lords and tenants intercommon on each other's lands: this practice extends mostly to the waste only, but in some cases the arable and meadow are included after the removal of the crop and of the hay.
From Project Gutenberg
About 1695 all between Easton Piers and Castle Comb was a campania, like Coteswold, upon which it borders; and then Yatton and Castle Combe did intercommon together.
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