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communer1 (c.1292)
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communer1 (c.1292)

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comuner;  commoner,  comoner;  comunier, 
(pl. comynerez  Roy Lett Hen IV i 161)  
  FEW:  communis 2/ii,963a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  communier 1 9,135c TL: ∅ DEAF:  comun (*)  DMF:  communier 2  TLF:  communier 2  OED:  commoner n.  MED:  communer n.  DMLBS:  communarius 398b

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1statuscommoner, non-noble: 
( 1339 )  les barouns des Ports, qe a tut temps ount honours devant touz les communers de la terre  Rot Parl1 ii 105
2statuscommoner, burgess: 
( 1324 )  J. de G. est citeyn et comuner de la dite cité  Corr Lond 251
( 1354 )  par assent de la commune de Romene a ki il fut commoner  ROUGH 89
( 1411-12 )  le roi Henri […] en presence de Dru Barantyne, Thomas Polle […], aldermans, et toutes autres comuners au dit mistier appurtenantz […]  Goldsmiths 350
♦associate, partner: 
( c.1300 )  Nul de la Gilde ne deit partenir estre ne comunier en nul manere de marchaundises  Oak Book i 36
( 1309 )  auxint com ses comoners (var. parceners)  YBB Ed II ii 112
( 1336-37 )  adonqes eient arest sur les pieres et communers des ditz robbeours  Northumb 247
3lawcommoner, person enjoying right of common: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  il ad fraunc tenement sicum communer et ne mie en severalté  BRITT i 343
( 1317 )  W. dit qe le leu fut sa comune et il com comuner trova ses bestes damage fesaunt  YBB Ed II xxii 47
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