Intercommoning
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.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
References in periodicals archive
The dispute over Mortimer's Bank emphasised the importance of
intercommoning. This was the practice whereby peasants from one parish could graze animals and especially cattle on pasture in an adjoining parish - and vice versa.
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