disafforestationEtymologyFrom post-classical Latin disafforestātiō (13th cent.), from the participial stem of Latin disafforestō. By surface analysis, disafforest + -ation.disafforestation means The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.nounThe change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws.“Disafforestation and enclosure could thus be regarded as a national duty, a kindness in disguise to the idle poor, as well as of more immediate benefit to the rich encloser.”Deforestation.