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commoner

Syllabification: (com·mon·er)

Pronunciation: /ˈkämənər/

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Definition of commoner

noun

1an ordinary person, without rank or title.

2a person who has the right of common (commonage).

3(at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship.

Origin:

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