common vs common land

common

noun
  • A tract of land in common ownership; common land. 

  • The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right. 

  • Mutual good, shared by more than one. 

  • The people; the community. 

adj
  • Mutual; shared by more than one. 

  • Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual. 

  • Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns. 

  • Simple, ordinary or vulgar. 

  • Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender. 

  • Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name. 

  • Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. 

common land

noun
  • collectively, all the common land in one of those two countries. 

  • an area of land in the United Kingdom or Ireland that is open to the public at all times and until the 18th century would have been land that was free for anybody to graze their animals on (often shortened to common). 

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