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discommon
[ dis-kom-uhn ]
verb (used with object)
- (at Oxford and Cambridge) to prohibit (tradespeople or townspeople who have violated the regulations of the university) from dealing with the undergraduates.
- Law. to deprive of the character of a common, as by enclosing a piece of land.
discommon
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verb
- tr law to deprive (land) of the character and status of common, as by enclosure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of discommon1
1470–80; dis- 1 + obsolete common to participate, associate
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Discommon, dis-kom′un, v.t. to deprive of the right of common, or, at Oxford and Cambridge, of dealing with undergraduates.
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This word is allied to the law term "discommon," to deprive of the privileges of a place.
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