- (n.pl.) The House of Commons or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.
- (n.pl.) A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.
- (n.pl.) The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.
- (n.pl.) A common; public pasture ground.
- (n.pl.) Provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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