commonage

Examples

• All

• Many villages retained the right to graze animals on the commonage after enclosure.

• Disputes sometimes arose over the boundaries of the commonage in rural communities.

• The tradition of commonage still survives in parts of Ireland and Scotland.

• Many families rely on the commonage for firewood.

• The community decided to preserve the commonage so that future generations could enjoy the fields and pastures.

• After much discussion, the villagers agreed to allocate the commonage for community events and livestock grazing.

• Access to the commonage allowed families to gather for picnics, while also supporting the local farmers' needs.

Synonyms

C

commons

vscommonage

7 3.2

Shared open land in a community like a park or pasture

is collectively owned by a community and stresses joint ownership rather than public use

C

common land

vscommonage

• UK

1 3.5

Land that local people can use, often to graze animals

is owned collectively by a group rather than merely open for public use

U

undivided interest

vscommonage

• Formal

7.0

A share giving each owner equal rights to the whole property

focuses on communal ownership and shared use by members rather than individual legal shares

U

undivided right

vscommonage

• Formal

9.1

An equal claim that lets each owner use the whole property rather than a separate part

frames ownership as communal use by a group not just individual possession rights

Antonyms

P

private property

68 2.8

Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land

How Public

public property

14 2.8

park

∞ 1.0

common land

• UK

1 3.5

commonage

• UK

9.0

private property

68 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology