[ˈkɒmənə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty
(e.g: this is the story of the commoner who married a king)

- a person who has a right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction
(e.g: commoners' centuries-old grazing rights)

- (at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship
(e.g: a commoner's gown)


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting a citizen or burgess): from medieval Latin communarius, from communa, communia ‘community’, based on Latin communis (see common)