[pas.ture] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL pastura, fr. L pastus, pp. of pascere to feed--more at food] (14c) 1: plants (as grass) grown for the feeding esp. of grazing animals
2: land or a plot of land used for grazing
3: the feeding of livestock: grazing
[2]pasture vb pas.tured ; pas.tur.ing vi (14c): graze, browse ~ vt 1: to feed (as cattle) on pasture
2: to use as pasture