turbary

American  

[tur-buh-ree] / ˈtɜr bə ri /

noun

plural

turbaries

1. land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut.

2. Law. the right to cut turf or peat on a common land or on another person's land.

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turbary British  

/ ˈtɜːbərɪ /

noun

1. land where peat or turf is cut or has been cut

2. Also called: common of turbary.  (in England) the legal right to cut peat for fuel on a common

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Etymology

Origin of turbary

1275–1325; Middle English turbarye < Medieval Latin turbāria, equivalent to turb(a) turf + -āria -ary ( def. )

Example Sentences

Like many rural families, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan's have turf-cutting - or turbary - rights on a bog that is among Europe's most threatened habitats.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2011

Their rights of usufruct, grazing, pannage, estovers, turbary and piscary survived for many centuries before being terminated: first informally, later in wholesale acts of enclosure.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2011

Moreover, the statutes have never enabled an inclosure to be made against commoners entitled to estovers or turbary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

After some further discussion Mr. Hunter warned the people off his farm and declared their supposed "turbary" rights at an end.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

These Verderers Courts have been held since Norman days and the old French terms "pannage," "turbary" and so on, are still used.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric