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Historically, an ordinary person who lacked significant social status
A commoner, also known as the common man, commoners, the common people or the masses, was in earlier use an ordinary person in a community or nation who
Commoner
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up commoner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A commoner is a person who is not a member of the nobility or priesthood. Commoner may also refer
Commoner_(disambiguation)
American cellular biologist (1917–2012)
Barry Commoner (May 28, 1917 – September 30, 2012) was an American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician. He was a leading ecologist and
Barry_Commoner
Type of marriage between people of unequal social rank
of lesser status (such as a daughter of a low-ranked noble family or a commoner). Usually, neither the bride nor any children of the marriage has a claim
Morganatic_marriage
List of people with the same nickname
The Great Commoner has referred to several individuals: William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister, before he accepted a title as the Earl of Chatham
The_Great_Commoner
University student without a scholarship
A commoner is a student at certain universities in the British Isles who historically pays for his own tuition and commons, typically contrasted with scholars
Commoner_(academia)
Newspaper from 1901-1923
The Commoner was a weekly newspaper published in Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1901 to 1923 that was owned, edited, and published by William Jennings Bryan.
The_Commoner
Former Japanese princess (born 1991)
wife, Empress Emerita Michiko. In October 2021, upon her marriage to a commoner, Princess Mako formally lost her title, as required by the Imperial Household
Mako_Komuro
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
who also served as prime minister. Pitt was also known as "the Great Commoner" because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766. Pitt
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
2025 Indian film by Dhananjay Shankar
joins the Commoner, revealing that he is actually the Commoner's close childhood friend. Together with their ally DJ Torpedo, the Commoner and Ashkar
Bha_Bha_Ba
Village and mining community in Zimbabwe
18°28′55″S 29°25′19″E / 18.482°S 29.422°E / -18.482; 29.422 Commoner, Zimbabwe is a populated place and a place where highly deformed and folded quartz
Commoner,_Zimbabwe
English municipal governing body
Aldermen sought increasing help from the City's commoners and this was eventually recognised with commoners being represented by the Court of Common Council
City_of_London_Corporation
Chilean political party
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by Commoners. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections). 2021: Gabriel
Comunes_(Chile)
1975 studio album by Steeleye Span
Commoners Crown is the seventh studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span, released in 1975 by Chrysalis Records. It was their second album
Commoners_Crown
New Forest resident with local land rights
A New Forest commoner (also known as a New Forester, Commoner or Forester) is a person who owns common land with recognized historical rights in the New
New_Forest_commoner
American science fiction television series
location of the Second Foundation on the planet Ignis. 13 3 "King and Commoner" David S. Goyer Leigh Dana Jackson & Jane Espenson July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)
Foundation_(TV_series)
Royal marriages to commoners have historically been uncommon, due to traditions of members of royal families, especially high-level ones, only marrying
List of royal marriages to commoners
List_of_royal_marriages_to_commoners
Political party in Thailand
The Commoner Party of Thailand (Thai: พรรคคนธรรมดาแห่งประเทศไทย) was a political party in Thailand founded on 3 March 2014 by Tanaporn Sriyakul, its leader
Commoner_Party_of_Thailand
Chinese-Japanese animated series
the top of the rankings is known as "X". Lin Ling (林凌; Lín Líng) / The Commoner (普通人; Pǔtōng rén) Voiced by: Gu Jiangshan (Chinese); Natsuki Hanae (Japanese);
To_Be_Hero_X
1980s political party in the US
party in the United States. It was founded in Washington, D.C., by Barry Commoner, who aimed to create a nationwide political coalition of progressive, environmentalist
Citizens Party (United States)
Citizens_Party_(United_States)
Prince of Asturias
renunciation of his rights as heir to the Spanish throne in order to marry Cuban commoner Edelmira Sampedro caused controversy at the time. A similar situation would
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938)
Alfonso,_Prince_of_Asturias_(1907–1938)
Country in East Asia
affiliation, such as whether the structures were constructed for emperors, commoners, or for religious purposes. Other variations in Chinese architecture are
China
Country primarily in Western Europe
hierarchically conceived society distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners. The nobility played a prominent role in Crusades to restore Christian
France
General body of free Roman citizens
not patricians, as determined by the census, or were in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary. The precise origins of the group and the
Plebeians
Book written by Marcus Rediker
The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic is a book by Marcus Rediker and Peter Linebaugh
The_Many-Headed_Hydra
Surname list
(ended in 1571) The Belsky noble family from the House of Yaroslavl The commoner Belsky family of the 16th and 17th centuries, a family of Russian government
Belsky_(surname)
2015 Indian-malyalam language film by Balu Anand
Moumita Choudhury. It was released on 16 October 2015. The film is about a commoner who survives by doing aerobics. Mansoor Ali Khan Moumita Choudhury Radha
Athiradi_(2015_film)
Japanese light novel series
Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner (Japanese: 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件, Hepburn: Ore ga Ojōsama Gakkō ni
Shomin_Sample
South Korean web novel
despite her strong aptitude for magic due to the fact that she is from a commoner family who bought their nobility title. In the previous timeline, she is
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
A_Returner's_Magic_Should_Be_Special
Land owned collectively
or over, common land jointly with another or others is usually called a commoner. In Great Britain, common land or former common land is usually referred
Common_land
2025 television show season
Nagarjuna was released on 29 June 2025 in which the showmakers revealed that commoners can send in applications for the first time to be a participant in the
Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 9
Bigg_Boss_(Telugu_TV_series)_season_9
the House of Lords. Lord North was the heir to an earldom and himself a commoner while using the courtesy title. Pitt was returned an MP for a different
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
Local election in the City of London
2025, prior to most other 2025 United Kingdom local elections, to elect Commoners to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. The
2025 City of London Corporation election
2025_City_of_London_Corporation_election
1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
reduction in the populace the value of the working class increased, and commoners came to enjoy more freedom. To answer the increased need for labour, workers
Black_Death
clear division in social structure which was enforced by law. However, commoners could move up in society through the acquirement of wealth. Through passing
Social_structure_of_China
Political party in Thailand
The Commoners' Party (Thai: พรรคสามัญชน) was a political party in Thailand founded on 2 March 2018 by Kittichai Ngamchaipisit, a former university student
Commoners'_Party_(Thailand)
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
the demagogues who followed him. He did not approve of the democratic commoners nor of the radical democracy that Pericles ushered in, but considered
Thucydides
Empress of China from 1368 to 1382
and requested to reward the troops, the Emperor was angered, saying: "A commoner rewarding the Emperor's troops is a sign of disorder; he should be punished"
Empress_Ma_(Hongwu)
Zimbabwean township
it to Mopani Primary School go to Commoner Primary School which is adjacent to Nyaradzo Secondary School. Commoner Primary School established in 1954
Empress Mine Township, Zimbabwe
Empress_Mine_Township,_Zimbabwe
Former Japanese princess (1925–1961)
clothing created for the occasion. In 1947, the Higashikunis were reduced to commoner status with the abolition of titles of nobility by the Allied occupation
Shigeko_Higashikuni
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
on Nero's tyrannical acts, considering his popularity among the Roman commoners. In the eastern provinces of the Empire, a popular legend arose that Nero
Nero
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
Mrkich, D. (2003). Nikola Tesla: The European Years (1st ed.). Ottawa: Commoner's Publishing. ISBN 0-88970-113-X. "Hotel New Yorker in Manhattan pays tribute
Nikola_Tesla
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
Parisian populace and press. The measure also blocked the access of 'commoners', mainly sons of members of the professional classes, and of more recently
Marie_Antoinette
Native alphabet of the Korean language
Hunminjeongeum Haerye. While Hangul saw gradual adoption among both the elite and commoners, it was looked down upon by the elite for centuries. It only began to
Hangul
British children's writer
Philip Ardagh is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books. He has written more than 100 books including adult
Philip_Ardagh
1968 Indian film
Raja Aur Runk (lit. 'The king and the commoner') is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma and starring Sanjeev Kumar and Kumkum
Raja_Aur_Runk
Former Japanese princess (born 1969)
taking the surname of her husband; he became the first non-aristocratic commoner to marry an Imperial princess. This change in her status is mandated by
Sayako_Kuroda
Indian actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1917–1987)
to God's grace. He was hospitalised for six weeks and was visited by commoners and people from the film industry, polity and bureaucracy. He conducted
M._G._Ramachandran
Empress of Japan from 1989 to 2019
Akihito and became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family. She has three children with
Empress_Michiko
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
archaeological record. Some commoner dwellings were raised on low platforms, and these can be identified, but an unknown quantity of commoner houses were not. Such
Maya_civilization
French writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
small and ineffective, the aristocracy to be parasitic and corrupt, the commoners as ignorant and superstitious, and the Church as a static and oppressive
Voltaire
Former Japanese princess (born 1990)
Princess Takamado. She married Kei Moriya, a commoner, on 29 October 2018. As part of her marriage to a commoner, she gave up her imperial title and left
Ayako_Moriya
2026 South Korean television series
Ji-hyun as Hong Eun-jo Born to a yangban father and a commoner mother, she was legally considered a commoner due to her maternal lineage. When her family's fortunes
To_My_Beloved_Thief
1796 battle between Bzhedug-Shapsug aristocrats and commoner militia
Cossack unit and a commoner militia composed of Shapsug commoners along with Natukhaj and Abzakh allies. In 1792, Shapsug commoners revolted against their
Battle_of_Bziyiqo
British prince (1745–1790)
Saxe-Gotha, and a younger brother of George III. His 1771 marriage to a commoner against the King's wishes prompted the Royal Marriages Act 1772. Henry
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Prince_Henry,_Duke_of_Cumberland_and_Strathearn
French military officer and politician (1757–1834)
traditional orders of French society: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. After the National Constituent Assembly was formed, he helped to write
Marquis_de_Lafayette
German preposition, nobiliary particle
indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means 'of' or 'from'. Nobility directories like the Almanach de Gotha
Von
Japanese light novel series
current aristocratic system within the kingdom and often has a low view of commoners, especially Rae, though this only serves to make her flustered and confused
I'm in Love with the Villainess
I'm_in_Love_with_the_Villainess
Exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens
Secessio plebis (withdrawal of the commoners, or secession of the plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens between the 5th
Secessio_plebis
Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)
daughters of officials or commoners, or with the permission of their banner company captain if they were unregistered commoners. Later in the dynasty the
Qing_dynasty
Italian nobleman (1467–1498)
Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, later known as il Popolano (the commoner) (21 October 1467 – 14 September 1498) was an Italian nobleman of the Medici
Giovanni_il_Popolano
Former Japanese princess (born 1988)
Takamado and Hisako, Princess Takamado. She married Kunimaro Senge, a commoner, on 5 October 2014. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left
Noriko_Senge
Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1206 to 1227
but forty-one leaders gave their support to Temüjin along with many commoners: these included Subutai and others of the Uriankhai, the Barulas, the
Genghis_Khan
Cast of the novels by George R. R. Martin
account of a disfiguring axe-blow to his face. Despite Dagmer being a commoner he is infamous in the North. A descendant of a Greyjoy bastard a few generations
List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters
List_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire_characters
Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41
to have built a loyal following among his own loyal freedmen, citizen-commoners, disreputable public performers on whom he lavished money and other gifts;
Caligula
Chinese philosopher (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE)
and one was named Kong Jiao (孔姣). Confucius was educated at schools for commoners, where he studied and learned the Six Arts. Confucius was born into the
Confucius
Thai royalty ranks
reigns. The rule about commoners also seems to be evolving, and it appears that there are no more restrictions on a commoner from becoming queen. Most
Thai_royal_ranks_and_titles
Japanese history from 1600 to 1868
daimyō processions to and from Edo developed a network of roads and inns. A commoner culture emerged in Edo and cities such as Ōsaka and Kyōto, and art forms
Edo_period
Queen of Norway since 1991
their relationship a secret due to the controversy of Sonja's status as a commoner. Harald had told his father, King Olav V, that he would remain unmarried
Queen_Sonja_of_Norway
Former Japanese princess (1929–1989)
the first marriage of a member of the imperial family to a commoner. Though legally commoners following the Second World War, the Takatsukasa family had
Kazuko_Takatsukasa
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520
widened the divide between pipiltin (nobles) and macehualtin (commoners) by prohibiting commoners from working in the royal palaces. Though two other Aztec
Moctezuma_II
Title of the ruling monarch of Japan since 660 BC
to include members of the imperial family, shoguns, daimyos, and even commoners, it came to be seen as inappropriate for deceased emperors. The Edo period
Emperor_of_Japan
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Protector of the Common- wealth of England, Scotland & Ireland, Fellow Commoner of this College 1616–7 In 2026, it was reported that the Cork City Council
Oliver_Cromwell
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
speech, using formal, archaic Japanese, was not readily understood by many commoners. According to historian Richard Storry in A History of Modern Japan, Hirohito
Hirohito
Regional form of the Hindu deity Mahavishnu
and make derogatory remarks to the images, and Jagannath behaves like a commoner. In the Ratha Yatra, the three deities are taken from the Jagannath Temple
Jagannath
Animal
15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2009. "Animals on the Moor". Dartmoor Commoners' Council. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved March
Horse
Empress of China from 74 to 71 BC
rebellion in 91 BC when he was still an infant. He was spared, but was made a commoner and, as an orphan, he had to survive on the largess of others, including
Xu_Pingjun
Emperor of Jin from 1150 to 1161
further posthumously demoted him to the status of a commoner, hence he is also known as the "Commoner of Hailing" (海陵庶人).[citation needed] Digunai was the
Wanyan_Liang
Journal
1950s as Nuclear Information, a mimeographed newsletter published by Barry Commoner at the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, at Washington University
Environment_(magazine)
African island country in the Indian Ocean
Minister Rainivoninahitriniony and an alliance of Andriana (noble) and Hova (commoner) courtiers, who sought to end the monarch's absolute power. Following the
Madagascar
Swedish actress (born 1983)
Retrieved 10 June 2023. Clark, Caren (12 June 2013). "Rebecca: 'I'm a commoner who becomes the White Queen'". What's on TV. Archived from the original
Rebecca_Ferguson
Prince Fushimi
of the four branch houses of the Imperial Family of Japan). He became a commoner since the passing of the Imperial Household Law of 1947. If the law had
Hiroaki_Fushimi
Political ideologies favouring social equality and egalitarianism
environmentalism and anti-capitalism into an eco-socialist ideology. Barry Commoner articulated a left-wing response to The Limits to Growth model that predicted
Left-wing_politics
German writer (1940–2014)
August 1966. On 23 September 1966, he married in Düsseldorf Roman Catholic commoner Jutta Jörn (born in Gießen, 27 January 1943), an administrative assistant
Michael_Prinz_von_Preussen
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
but the University of Naples, the medical school at Salerno, and landed commoners. It did not debate or even rubber-stamp legislation, which was the Emperor’s
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
to a rich commoner. This enabled the aristocratic family to recover financially through the hefty bride price usually asked from the commoner. On the other
Redorer_son_blason
Ancient Tamil composition on personal ethics and morality
shortly the Kural (Tamil: குறள்), is a classic Tamil language text on commoner's morality consisting of 1,330 short couplets, or kurals, of seven words
Kural
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
encouraged education, establishing a court school for both nobles and commoners to be educated in both English and Latin, and improving the legal system
Alfred_the_Great
American historian
historian of medicine. He is currently professor of epidemiology at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University
Alfredo_Morabia
Norwegian princess (born 1932)
Scotsman. Edinburgh, UK. 17 October 1962. p. 6. "Princess Astrid to marry commoner". The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, UK. 14 November 1960. p. 13. Bickerstaff
Princess_Astrid,_Mrs._Ferner
Ethnic group native to the island of Ireland
ruling clan's "expansion from the top downwards" was constantly displacing commoners and forcing them into the margins of society. As a clan-based society
Irish_people
One of the four Japanese imperial branches
households, along with the kazoku (Japanese peerage), were reduced to commoner status during the American occupation of Japan, in 1947. This is a family
Fushimi-no-miya
Sexually transmitted infection
political implications of discussing a condition more fatal to elites than to commoners. Historian Jon Arrizabalaga has investigated this question for Castile
Syphilis
Political party in Spain
Tierra Comunera (English: Commoners' Land, TC) was a Castilian nationalist political party in the Spanish historical region of Castile. It was modelled
Commoners'_Land
King of England from 1377 to 1399
delegated all parliamentary power to a committee of twelve lords and six commoners chosen from the King's friends, making Richard an absolute ruler unbound
Richard_II_of_England
American actor (1922–1999)
actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between." Kiley was born to an Irish-American
Richard_Kiley
Prime Minister of Japan in 1945
occupation authorities to abolish the Peace Preservation Law. He became a commoner after the abolition of the princely houses in 1947, and later formed a
Prince_Naruhiko_Higashikuni
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137–1193)
Fatimid army opposed to Saladin's rule, along with Egyptian emirs and commoners, staged a revolt. By 23 August, Saladin had decisively quelled the uprising
Saladin
German state (1701–1918)
self-awareness was yet to be developed in most European peoples, especially among commoners. The Kingdom of Prussia was perceived in Poland more as a nationality-neutral
Kingdom_of_Prussia
Topics referred to by the same term
or index term, a descriptor of a document used in bibliographic records Commoner, an individual subjected to rule by an elite, e.g. in feudalism Subject
Subject
COMMONER
COMMONER
Boy/Male
English American Irish Latin
Patrician, noble. Romans society was divided into plebeians: (commoners) and patricians:...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bink; this is much the commoner form of the surname in the British Isles.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from a derivative of Old English brÅc ‘stream’ (see Brook). In Britain the form Brooking is much commoner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : according to Reaney, a habitational name from Kennerleigh in Devon, so named from the Old English personal name Cyneweard + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. However, the surname is found predominantly in Cheshire and Lancashire, suggesting that a more likely source is Kinnerley in Shropshire, which is named with the Old English personal name Cyneheard + lēah. Kennerley is the much commoner spelling in the U.K.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : from the Middle English personal name Thurmond, Old Norse þormundr, composed of the elements þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + mundr ‘protection’. Reaney and Wilson suggest that, Thurmond having been an uncommon personal name, this surname may also represent the commoner name Thurmod, Thormod with the second element derived from Old Norse móþr ‘mind’, ‘courage’, but assimilated to -mund (a common second element in other compound names).German (Thurmann) : habitational name for someone from a place called Thur (see Thur).German (Thurmann) : occupational name for a watchman, from Middle Low German torn(e)man (torn(e) ‘tower’) or Middle High German turn, turm ‘tower’ + man ‘man’.Respelling of Jewish (from Ukraine) Turman, a nickname from Yiddish turman ‘inconstant man’.
COMMONER
COMMONER
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Uzzia, UZZIAH means "power of Jehovah."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Image; Picture
Biblical
a little woman
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Approve(d) Accept(ed)
Female
Gaelic
Old Gaelic name MUIRNE means "beloved."
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, Scandinavian
Place Name; The Dane's Village; From the Danish Settlement
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : evidently a habitational name, but of unknown origin. It may be a variant of Mudford, from a place so named in Somerset, from Old English muddig ‘muddy’ + ford ‘ford’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Mind
Girl/Female
Australian, French
God is Merciful; Gift of God; Similar to John; God is Gracious
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Laski.English : habitational name from either of two places in Cornwall named Lesquite; one, in Lanivet, is named from Cornish lost ‘tail’ + cos ‘wood’; the other, in Pelynt, is from Cornish is ‘below’ + cos.
COMMONER
COMMONER
COMMONER
COMMONER
COMMONER
n.
One who has a joint right in common ground.
n.
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
n.
A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or dines, at the Fellow's table.
n.
A prostitute.
v. t.
To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.
n.
One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.
n.
In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford.
n.
A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
n.
A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
n.
The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
n.
A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
n.
One sharing with another in anything.
n.
A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; - - at Cambridge called a pensioner.
n.
The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to.
a.
Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.
n.
The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.
n. pl.
An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side. N () the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 243-246.
n.
A member of the House of Commons.
n.
A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.