-rij noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French pasturer to pasture + -age
1.
a. : grazing land : herbage , pasture
its promise of fine pasturage for sheep — American Guide Series: Oregon
b. : a natural accumulation of food plants
algal pasturage of the sea
bee pasturage
2. : the act or process of pasturing : grazing
two sample bills, one for irrigation districts, the other for cooperative pasturage — Mari Sandoz
3. Scots law : the right of pasturing cattle or sheep on a common or another's land