to deprive (land) of the character and status of common, as by enclosure
discommon in American English
(dɪsˈkɑmən)
transitive verb
1. (at Oxford and Cambridge)
to prohibit (tradespeople or townspeople who have violated the regulations of the university) from dealing with the undergraduates
2. Law
to deprive of the character of a common, as by enclosing a piece of land
Word origin
[1470–80; dis-1 + obs. common to participate, associate]This word is first recorded in the period 1470–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: academy, across, dividend, redouble, stopper