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commoners

[kom-uh-ner] Origin

com·mon·er

[kom-uh-ner]
noun
1.
a common person, as distinguished from one with rank, status, etc.
2.
British.
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.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English cominer. See common, -er1
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Commoners is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

commoner
early 14c. (in commoners), from common (q.v.).
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