pasturage C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpæs.tʃɚ.ɪdʒ/ UK /ˈpɑːs.tʃʊ.rɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #280746 Meanings 1 noun land used or suitable for grazing livestock The valley provides rich pasturage for sheep throughout the summer. 2 noun grass and other vegetation available for grazing animals Drought reduced the pasturage and forced the herders to move their cattle. 3 noun the right to graze livestock on a particular area of land The old agreement granted local farmers common pasturage on the hillside. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · land used or suitable for... pasturepasturelandgrazing land 2 noun · grass and other vegetation... forageherbage 3 noun · the right to graze... grazing rights Word family Related forms pastoralistpasturablegraze Etymology From Middle French pasturage, now pâturage, and analyzable in English as pasture plus -age. Pasture ultimately comes from Latin pastūra, 'grazing or feeding,' from pāscere, 'to feed.' Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pasturage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpæs.tʃɚ.ɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑːs.tʃʊ.rɪdʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 280746 ## Meanings 1. land used or suitable for grazing livestock 2. grass and other vegetation available for grazing animals 3. the right to graze livestock on a particular area of land ## Examples - The valley provides rich pasturage for sheep throughout the summer. - Drought reduced the pasturage and forced the herders to move their cattle. - The old agreement granted local farmers common pasturage on the hillside. ## Synonyms - pasture - pastureland - grazing land - forage - herbage ## Related Forms - pastoralist - pasturable - graze ## Etymology From Middle French pasturage, now pâturage, and analyzable in English as pasture plus -age. Pasture ultimately comes from Latin pastūra, 'grazing or feeding,' from pāscere, 'to feed.' ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown