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commoner

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. commoner (noun)
  2. fellow commoner (noun)
  3. gentleman-commoner (noun)

com·mon·er

noun \ˈkä-mə-nər\

Definition of COMMONER

1
a : one of the common people b : one who is not of noble rank
2
: a student (as at Oxford) who pays for his own board
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Examples of COMMONER

  1. a prince who married a commoner

First Known Use of COMMONER

14th century

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