assart
intransitive verb
as·sart
| \ əˈsärt \
variants:
or less commonly essart \
ə̇ˈ-
\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of assart
(Entry 1 of 2)
English law
: to grub up trees and bushes to make land arable
assart
noun
\ " \
variants:
or less commonly essart \
"
\
plural -s
Definition of assart (Entry 2 of 2)
1
English law
: act of grubbing up trees or bushes usually in converting forestland into arable land
2
English law
: a piece of land cleared
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