TURBARY

n.[from turf; Latinized, turbaria.] 1. In law, a right of digging turf on another man's land. Common of turbary, is the liberty which a tenant enjoys of digging turf on the lord's waste.
2. The place where turf is dug.

TURBARY

Tur "ba *ry, n.; pl. Turbaries. Etym: [LL. turbaria a place for digging peat, from turba peat. See Turf. ] (Eng. Law )

turbary

turbary |ˈtəːb (ə )ri | ▶noun (in full common of turbary ) ( pl. turbaries ) [ mass noun ] Brit. the legal right to cut turf or peat for fuel on common ground or on another person's ground. • [ count noun ] a place where turf or peat is dug or cut under such a right. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French turberie, from Old French tourbe ‘turf ’.

turbary

turbary |ˈtəːb (ə )ri | ▶noun (in full common of turbary ) ( pl. turbaries ) [ mass noun ] Brit. the legal right to cut turf or peat for fuel on common ground or on another person's ground. • [ count noun ] a place where turf or peat is dug or cut under such a right. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French turberie, from Old French tourbe ‘turf ’.