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单词 disafforestment
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disafforestmentn.

Brit. /ˌdɪsəˈfɒrɪstm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈfɔrəstmənt/, /ˌdɪsəˈfɑrəstmənt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disafforest v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < disafforest v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier disafforestation n., disafforesting n. and adj. at disafforest v. Derivatives.
historical in later use.
The action or an act of downgrading an area from the legal status of forest (forest n. 2) to that of ordinary land. Cf. disafforestation n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal power > [noun] > abolition of status of forest
deforestinga1552
disafforestation1598
disforestation1613
de-afforestation1659
disafforesting1689
disafforestment1840
disforesting1862
1840 Sporting Mag. Oct. 453 Since the disafforestment of Exmoor there is no penalty for killing the antlered monarch of the wood.
1887 T. E. Scrutton Commons & Common Fields v. 111 17 villages had sprung up since the disafforestment.
1905 T. F. Tout Hist. Eng. Henry III. to Edward III. xi. 219 The commons demanded..the completion of the proposed disafforestments.
1987 W. L. Warren Governance of Norman & Angevin Eng. vi. 163 John sought first to..take a quick profit by accepting proffers for disafforestment.
2014 V. Di Palma Wasteland v. 186 More and more landowners purchased the disafforestment of their estates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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