Commons
/ˈkɒmənz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Commons
noun
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
verb
noun
- A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
- A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
"The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons."
- The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
""The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good."
- An outhouse.
- (Oxford University) Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
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house of commonscommon houseres communis