de-afforestv.
/diːəˈfɒrɪst/ = disafforest v.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal power > [verb (transitive)] > free from forest, etc., laws
disafforesta1450
disforestc1503
deforesta1552
de-afforest1640
dischase1726
de-awarren1727
diswarren1727
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > reclaim [verb (transitive)] > clear land > in forest
assart1523
rubbishc1602
glade1621
disforesta1668
essart1675
disafforest1842
de-afforest1848
deforest1880
1640 Act 16 Chas. I c. 16 §5 The grounds Territories or places which have beene or are Deafforrested.
1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. De-afforested, that is discharged from being Forest; or, that is freed and exempted from the Forest-Laws.
1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 208 The paradise Initiate of the soul—that pleasant place, Erst deafforested.
Derivatives
de-aˌfforeˈstation n. = disafforestation n.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal power > [noun] > abolition of status of forest
deforestinga1552
disafforestation1598
disforestation1613
de-afforestation1659
disafforesting1689
disafforestment1840
disforesting1862
1659 Anc. Land-Mark betw. Prince & People 15 [They] procured many deafforrestations for the people.
1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 498 Their many deafforrestations.
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