-lij, -lēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from tilen, tillen to till + -age
1. : the operation, practice, or art of tilling land : the improving of land for agricultural purposes
2.
a. : a place tilled or cultivated : cultivated land
forests have … given place to tillage and pasture — John Buchan
b. : crops growing on tilled ground
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- in tillage