(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord. / (archaic) Approval; approbation.

plural of approvement

plural of approval

(archaic) Approval.

(transitive, law, English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

Expressing approbation; commending

present participle of approve

Able to be confirmed or approved.

The state or quality of being approvable.

Having received approval. / (archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.