| 释义 |
commoner /kom"euh neuhr/, n. 1. a common person, as distinguished from one with rank, status, etc. 2. Brit. a. any person ranking below a peer; a person without a title of nobility. b. a member of the House of Commons. c. (at Oxford and some other universities) a student who pays for his or her commons and other expenses and is not supported by any scholarship or foundation. 3. a person who has a joint right in common land. [1275-1325; ME cominer. See COMMON, -ER1] |