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gentleman-commoner

gentleman-commoner noun: at the University of Oxford, a student paying higher fees and ranking above commoners, but below noblemen.

Noun

gentleman-commoner (plural gentlemen-commoners)

  1. (UK, historical) At the University of Oxford, a student paying higher fees and ranking above commoners, but below noblemen.
    • Unfortunately for the college, there were a very large proportion of the gentleman-commoners.1859, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, published 1888, page 10

Forms of gentleman-commoner

pluralgentlemen-commoners

Questions about gentleman-commoner

What does gentleman-commoner mean?
Gentleman-commoner means at the University of Oxford, a student paying higher fees and ranking above commoners, but below noblemen.
What part of speech is gentleman-commoner?
Gentleman-commoner is a noun.
What is the plural of gentleman-commoner?
The plural of gentleman-commoner is gentlemen-commoners.

Words near gentleman-commoner in the dictionary

  1. gentleman's Cs
  2. gentleman's gentleman
  3. gentleman's measure
  4. gentleman's sweep
  5. gentleman-at-arms
  6. gentleman-commoner
  7. gentleman-in-waiting
  8. gentleman-like
  9. gentleman-pensioner
  10. gentleman-pensioners
  11. gentlemanhood

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