pasturage

English

Etymology

From Middle French pasturage (modern French pâturage). By surface analysis, pasture +‎ -age.

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Noun

pasturage (countable and uncountable, plural pasturages)

  1. A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
    Synonym: pastureland
    Hypernyms: acreage, land, ground
    Coordinate terms: arable, woodlot, woodland
  2. The grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.
    Synonym: forage
    Hypernym: fodder
  3. The right to graze livestock on a pasture.

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