disafforest verb trans. [dɪsǝ'fɒrɪst] LME.
[Anglo-Latin disafforestare, formed as DIS- 2, AFFOREST. Cf. DE-AFFOREST, DEFOREST, DISFOREST.]
1. Hist. Free from the operation of forest laws; reduce from the legal status of forest to that of ordinary land. LME.

2. = DISFOREST 2. rare. M19.

■ disaffore'station noun the action or result of disafforesting land etc. L16.

■ disafforestment noun = disafforestation L19.

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