comuner

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman comuner, communer; by surface analysis, comun +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔmiu̯ˈneːr/, /ˈkɔmiu̯nər/, /ˈkɔmənər/

Noun

comuner (plural comuners)

  1. A citizen or freeman of a burough.
  2. A commoner or peasant; somebody not part of the nobility.
  3. (Christianity) A partaker in the Kingdom of Heaven.
  4. (rare) A member of the medieval House of Commons.
  5. (rare) An individual owning a portion of common property.

Descendants

  • English: commoner
  • Middle Scots: commonar (hapax legomenon)

References

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