commoner
n. C1 Advanced US //ˈkɑmənɝ// UK //kˈɒmənɐ// com·mon·er
n. a person who is not a member of the royal family or the nobility. In the past, this word was used to describe anyone who was not a king, queen, or lord.
n. a person who is not a member of the nobility or the royal family. Historically used to distinguish the general population from the aristocracy.
The king walked among the commoners in the city square.
During the medieval period, a commoner could not enter the royal court without a special invitation from a noble.
The historical novel explores the life of a commoner who, through a series of unlikely events, finds himself in the presence of the monarch.
From common + -er (comparative suffix).
From Middle English comoner, comyner, cumuner, equivalent to common + -er.