commoner

• Her mother was the daughter of a commoner, the Right Honourable Stephen Poyntz, of Midgham, in Berkshire. —  Beaux and Belles of England
• This singular mannerism appears in his earliest writings; it is most marked at the time of the Rambler ; whilst in the Lives of the Poets , although I think that the trick of inversion has become commoner, the other peculiarities have been so far softened as (in my judgment, at least), to be inoffensive. —  Samuel Johnson
• His mother had been a commoner, a mere governess, even if she had been his father's legitimate wife. —  Mary Balogh - Truly
• The first person to appear with a gift was to be taken directly to the temple, the only time, apparently, when a commoner is admitted there. —  Analog March, 1971
• The noble, if found guilty, was certainly sentenced to death, as the merest commoner--the form of trial, though, always exhibited respect for illustrious names, which was most gratifying to the people. —  The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851

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