Synonyms for commons

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kom-uhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm ən

Définition of commons

Origin : c.1300, "belonging to all, general," from Old French comun "common, general, free, open, public" (9c., Modern French commun), from Latin communis "in common, public, shared by all or many; general, not specific; familiar, not pretentious," from PIE *ko-moin-i- "held in common," compound adjective formed from *ko- "together" + *moi-n-, suffixed form of root *mei- "change, exchange" (see mutable), hence literally "shared by all."
Second element of the compound also is the source of Latin munia "duties, public duties, functions," those related to munia "office." Perhaps reinforced in Old French by the Germanic form of PIE *ko-moin-i- (cf. Old English gemæne "common, public, general, universal;" see mean (adj.)), which came to French via Frankish.
Used disparagingly of women and criminals since c.1300. Common pleas is 13c., from Anglo-French communs plets, hearing civil actions by one subject against another as opposed to pleas of the crown. Common prayer is contrasted with private prayer. Common stock is attested from 1888.

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Example sentences :

There were more than three hundred new members in the House of Commons.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

He was a member of the Cabinet, but not of the House of Commons.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Mr. Disraeli offered a resolution of dissatisfaction in the House of Commons.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Mr. Disraeli, in the Commons, moved the rejection of the bill.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Peers, Commons, and visitors filled the floor and galleries.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

March 1st, he made an important speech in the House of Commons.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Besides, Mr. Morgan offered to resign his seat in the House of Commons in his favor.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

A day was fixed when a question of importance was to come on in the House of Commons.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

As an orator too, his first appearance in the House of Commons was a failure.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

There were many in the House of Commons of far greater ability and eloquence.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

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