Hĕrb'age, n.

noun

(ĕrb'ej, or hĕrb'ej, 45) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. & Sp. herbage, Pr. erbatge, It. erbagio. See HERB.]

Sense 1. Herbs collectively; green food for beasts; grass; pasture.

The influence of true religion is mild, soft, and noiseless, and constant as the descent of the evening dew on the tender herbage. Buckminster.

Sense 2. (Law.) The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or grounds of another man. Blount.