commonage

com·mon·age  (km-nj)

n.

1. The right to pasture animals on common land.

2. The state of being held in common.

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commonage [ˈkɒmənɪdʒ]

n

1. (Law) Chiefly law

a.  the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others

b.  the right to such use

2. (Law) the state of being held in common

3. (Law) something held in common, such as land

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another word for commonalty [1]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

commonage - property held in common belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";