commonage.

1. Land held or used in common, particularly for grazing or other local resources.

2. A right to use shared land or resources, especially for grazing.

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Words that belong together

• grazing commonage
• village commonage

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Grazing commonage stretched beyond the individual gardens.

The village commonage stayed open, though disputed rights changed who used it.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural commonages for separate areas or rights. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.