Category:Disafforest

Dis`af*for"est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n. Disafforesting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law)

Defn: To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws. By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested. Blackstone.