Intercommoning

2 definitions found

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

  Intercommon \In`ter*com"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Intercommoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercommoning}.] [OF.
     entrecommuner. See {Inter-}, and {Common}, and cf.
     {Intercommune}.]
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     1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat


        at the same table. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons
        of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships,
        manors, etc.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  INTERCOMMONING, Eng. law. Where the commons of two manors lie together, and 
  the inhabitants, or those having a right of common of both, have time out of 
  mind depastured their cattle, without any distinction, this is called 
  intercommoning.