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intercommon

American  
[in-ter-kom-uhn] / ˌɪn tərˈkɒm ən /

verb (used without object)

English Law.

  1. to share in the use of a common.

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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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.

From The Natural History of Wiltshire by Aubrey, John

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