Disafforest

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disafforest \Dis`af*for"est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Disafforested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disafforesting}.] [Pref.
     dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law)
     To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of
     common ground; to exempt from forest laws.
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           By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were
           disafforested.                           --Blackstone.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disafforest
       v : remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the
           enemy attacks" [syn: {deforest}, {disforest}]