estrepement

noun

es·​trepe·​ment

-mənt

plural -s

: waste or needless destruction of lands

especially : such waste in lands, woods, or houses wrought by a tenant for life to the damage of the reversioner

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French estrepement, from Old French estreper, verb + -ment

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