COMMONS

noun ·pl a common; public pasture ground.

2. commons ·noun ·pl provisions; food; fare, — as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.

3. commons ·noun ·pl the mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.

4. commons ·noun ·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.

5. commons ·noun ·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.