discommon
transitive verb
dis·common
də̇s,
(ˈ)dis+
1
obsolete
: to exclude or banish from a community of interest
specifically
: to deprive of citizenship or of church fellowship
2
at Oxford and Cambridge Universities
: to forbid (a tradesman) to deal with undergraduates
3
a
: to deprive of the right of common (as of pasture)
b
: to deprive of commonable quality (as land by enclosing it)
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“Discommon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discommon. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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