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antienclosure

antienclosure adjective: opposing enclosure, the post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.

Adjective

antienclosure (comparative more antienclosure, superlative most antienclosure)

  1. (historical) Opposing enclosure, the post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.

Forms of antienclosure

comparativemore antienclosure
superlativemost antienclosure

Origin of antienclosure

From anti- + enclosure.

Questions about antienclosure

What does antienclosure mean?
Antienclosure means opposing enclosure, the post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
What part of speech is antienclosure?
Antienclosure is an adjective.

Words near antienclosure in the dictionary

  1. antiempiricists
  2. antiemployee
  3. antiemployer
  4. antiemployment
  5. antiencephalitogenic
  6. antienclosure
  7. antiendomysial
  8. antiendothelial
  9. antiendotoxic
  10. antiendotoxin
  11. antiendotoxins

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