Obs. [a. F. *communance, f. communer to COMMUNE: see -ANCE. With sense 2 cf. med.L. communantia community.]

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  1.  Communing, conversation, consultation.

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c. 1449.  Pecock, Repr. (Rolls), II. i. 134. Vnable to be … receyued into eny enquiraunce or communaunce forto fynde, leerne, and knowe treuthis.

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  2.  A body of commoners.

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1701.  Cowel’s Interpr., Communance, The Commoners, or Tenants, and Inhabitants, who had the right of Common, or Commoning in open Fields or Woods, were formerly called the Communance.

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1848.  Wharton, Law Lex., Commonance. Hence in mod. Dicts.

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