gentleman-commoner
gentleman–commoner
noun plural gentlemen–commoners
Definition of GENTLEMAN-COMMONER
: any of a privileged class of commoners formerly required to pay higher fees than ordinary commoners at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge
First Known Use of GENTLEMAN-COMMONER
1687
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