Archaic term meaning the practice of holding land or property in common; the state of having joint rights or shared use of resources.
From common plus -ance suffix. This term appeared in Middle English legal documents but became obsolete as 'commonage' became the standard term.
This word is so rare it's almost invisible—medieval lawyers chose 'commonage' instead, and 'commonance' slowly faded away. It's a linguistic fossil showing how language evolves even among technical terms!
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