COMMONER - A non-noble. Those subjects of the English nation who are not noblemen. They are represented in parliament in the house of commons. One who is entitled with others to the use of a common. --b-- ...
COMMONER. One who is entitled with others to the use of a common. COMMONS, Eng. law. Those subjects of the English nation who are not noblemen. They are represented in parliament in the house of commons.
The right of commoners to use an area of commonly held land (common) including the right to graze livestock. The Council for the Protection of Rural England A rather conservative body which tries to hold the countryside in stasis.
A right of common of pasture usually consists of the right to turn out as many cattle as the farm or other private land of the commoner can support in winter; for, as we have seen, the enjoyment of the common, in the village system, ...
Consequently, various classes of royalty, nobility, various commoners and slave emerged.
House of Commons: That part of Parliament made up of the elected members. Only those who are 'commoners', that is, not peers, can be elected to it. The House of Commons has approximately 660 Members of Parliament (MPs).
See also: Law, Reference, Use, Act, Evidence
 
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