# assart

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/

## Definitions
1. Forest land cleared for agriculture.
2. The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.

## Etymology
From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/assart