About The Word Disafforest
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Disafforest
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What's The Definition Of Disafforest?
[v] remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Disafforest: deforest | disforest Related Terms | Find terms related to Disafforest: See Also | clear Disafforest In Webster's Dictionary \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.
By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were
disafforested. --Blackstone.
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