disafforest
transitive verb
dis·afforest
\¦dis+\
Definition of disafforest
English law
: to reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of ordinary land : exempt from the forest laws
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Origin and Etymology of disafforest
Medieval Latin disafforestare, from Latin dis- 1dis- + Medieval Latin afforestare to afforest — more at afforest
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