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What does commonage mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word commonage? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The condition of land that is held in common
  2. The right to pasture animals on common land
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In February 2001 the Minister for Finance made a declaration to 40 local farmers which acknowledged and established their commonage and grazing rights on the lands.
The next stage of an appeal is to get the commonage resurveyed and a formal appeal produced.
The Heath commonage has had a chequered legal history with local animal owners obtaining grazing rights to the lands owned by the State.
Several of his neighbours with rights to commonage beside Michael's land also had turbines erected.
The indaba began upon small matters, a recent dispute or two as to the ownership of cattle, or of land commonage, and so forth.
The Abbot of Gloucester had ninety acres of land in Walmore, at eight pence an acre rent, for cultivation, but not for commonage.

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