What is another word for commonage?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒmənɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

Commonage refers to a piece of land that is collectively owned and used by a community. Synonyms of the word commonage include communal land, shared land, public land, common land, and community land. These terms all refer to land that is not privately owned, but rather shared and managed by a group of people for their common benefit. Other related terms include common-pool resources or common property, which refer to resources such as water, forests, or fisheries that are collectively owned and managed by a community. Regardless of the term used, the concept of commonage highlights the importance of sharing and cooperation in the use and management of natural resources.

Synonyms for Commonage:

What are the hypernyms for Commonage?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    grazing land, pasture land, forage land, range land.

What are the hyponyms for Commonage?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Commonage

Sheep had fallen heavily in value; our flock could not be realized without incurring a ruinous loss, so it was kept for a time on the town commonage.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
The estate of Asbies contained fifty acres of arable land, six of meadow, and a right of commonage.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey
The few who had means sought an asylum in the American plantations; such as remained were allowed generally an acre of ground for the support of their families, and commonage for a cow, but at rents the most exorbitant."
"Irish Race in the Past and the Present"
Aug. J. Thebaud

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