turbary
[
tur
-b
uh
-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.
Origin
1275-1325;
Middle English
turbarye
<
Medieval Latin
turbāria,
equivalent to
turb
(
a
)
turf
+
-āria
-ary
1
British Dictionary definitions for
turbary
turbary
/
ˈtɜːbərɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ries
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
Word Origin
C14: from Old French
turbarie
, from Medieval Latin
turbāria
, from
turba
peat,
turf