1. A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
   "Students often gathered to study on the university commons";
   - park, common, green
    
2. A pasture subject to common use
   "Villagers grazed their livestock on the commons";
   - common land
    
3. A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
   "In medieval times, the commons had limited rights compared to the nobility";
   - commonalty [archaic], commonality [archaic]

1. The lower house of the British parliament
   - House of Commons, British House of Commons
    
2. The common people
   "The French Revolution saw the rise of the Commons against the nobility and clergy";
   - third estate [Brit]

Derived forms: commonses

Type of: class, estate [Brit], estate of the realm [Brit], grazing, grazing land, house, lea, ley, parcel, parcel of land, pasture, pasture land, pastureland, piece of ground, piece of land, social class, socio-economic class, stratum, the three estates [Brit], tract

Part of: British Parliament, populated area, urban area

Encyclopedia: Commons, Michael