Meaning of venville | Babel Free
/ˈvɛn.vɪl/Definitions
A system of tenure in Dartmoor, England, allowing residents to graze animals on the moor and to gather coal, turf, etc. from the forest.
historical, uncountable, usually
Examples
“[Dartmoor forest’s] boundaries being, in some parts, several miles from the cultivated country, the intervening tract being claimed as common land by the numerous parishes bordering it, which parishes are known as lying within Venville.”
“A custom of law particular to England's Dartmoor Forest, venville rights allowed for "certain rights of common"[.]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.