- commonty
- com·mon·ty
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commonty
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Commonty — Com mon*ty, n. (Scots Law) A common; a piece of land in which two or more persons have a common right. Bell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commonty — a form of common property once found in Scotland. It is very similar in effect to a servitude right of pasturage. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
commonty — noun Shakespeares jesting mispronunciation of comedy, put into the mouth of Christopher Sly … Wiktionary
commonty — The commonalty; land which is owned in common and which usually is subject to certain servitudes … Ballentine's law dictionary
commonty — ˈkäməntē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English comunete, comountee, from Middle French comuneté more at community 1. : a right of ownership in land held in common by two or more persons and under certain servitudes; also : the land itself … Useful english dictionary
Common land — Modern day pannage, or common of mast, in the New Forest For other uses of commons , see Commons (disambiguation). Common land (a common) is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights,… … Wikipedia
Common Riding — Riders returning from riding the Selkirk Marches gallop in at The Toll Common Riding is an annual event celebrated in Scottish Border towns and in some other places, to commemorate the times of the past when local men risked their lives in order… … Wikipedia
Forest of Birse — infobox UK place country = Scotland official name= Forest of Birse scots name= gaelic name= population= os grid reference= NO5390 map type=Scotland latitude=57.00 longitude= 2.77 unitary scotland= Aberdeenshire lieutenancy scotland= Aberdeenshire … Wikipedia
Lerwick — LERWICK, a parish, sea port, burgh, and market town, and the county town, in the Shetland Isles; containing 3284 inhabitants, of whom 2787 are in the town, 95 miles (N. E.) from Kirkwall, 126 (N. E. by N.) from Wick, 166 (N.) from Peterhead,… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Oyne — OYNE, a parish, in the district of Garioch, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (S. S. E.) from Old Rain; containing 796 inhabitants. The word Oyne is thought to be derived from a Celtic term signifying a locality similar to an island or peninsula,… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
