pasturage

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US/ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/US[ˈpʰæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ]

noun

A pasture; land that is used for pasture.

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pasturelandforageherbageeatagepasturegrass
OriginMiddle French pasturage →
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Meanings

nounpasturage (countable and uncountable, plural pasturages)

plural pasturages

  1. countableuncountableA pasture; land that is used for pasture.

    Synonyms: pastureland

  2. countableuncountableThe grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.

    Synonyms: forage

  3. countableuncountableThe right to graze livestock on a pasture.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pasture; land that is used for pasture.

Similar
pastureland

nounThe grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.

Similar
forage

More synonyms by meaning

nounsucculent herbaceous vegetation of pastureland

Similar
herbage
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nounbulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

Similar
eatageforagepasturegrass
Broader
fodder
Also see
eatageforagegrassherbagepasturepastureland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchpasturage
  2. Englishpasturage

From Middle French pasturage (modern French pâturage). By surface analysis, pasture + -age.

More words from Middle French

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Translations

Esperanto greso
  • gresovegetation eaten by livestock
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APA

pasturage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasturage

MLA

“pasturage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasturage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pasturage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasturage.

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