n.
Pronunciation: ' pas-ch ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pastura, from Latin pastus, past participle of pascere to feed ― more at FOOD
Date: 14th century
1 : plants (as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
2 : land or a plot of land used for grazing
3 : the feeding of livestock : GRAZING