"intercommon" meaning in English

See intercommon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: intercommons [present, singular, third-person], intercommoning [participle, present], intercommoned [participle, past], intercommoned [past]
Etymology: From Old French entrecommuner. See inter- and common. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|entrecommuner}} Old French entrecommuner, {{affix|en|inter-}} inter- Head templates: {{en-verb}} intercommon (third-person singular simple present intercommons, present participle intercommoning, simple past and past participle intercommoned)
  1. (obsolete) To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same table. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-intercommon-en-verb-MNhMZKiI
  2. (obsolete, UK, law) To graze cattle indiscriminately in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-intercommon-en-verb-jNcSHuwD Categories (other): British English, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intercommonable

Inflected forms

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