Disafforest
Pronunciation : Dis`af*for"est
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws. By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested. Blackstone.
t. [imp. & p. p. Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n. Disafforesting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913