open-field system

noun

The prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

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strip farming
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Meanings

nounopen-field system (plural open-field systems)

plural open-field systems

  1. historicalagricultureThe prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

    Synonyms: strip farming

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

Similar
strip farming
Also see
strip farming
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