- the right to pasture on land owned by the village, town, etc.
- the state of being held in common
- public or common land
- the common people; commonalty
Origin of commonage
see common, noun and -agecommonage
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commonage
noun
- The right to pasture animals on common land.
- The state of being held in common.
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Noun
(uncountable)
Origin
Compare Old French communage.
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