commoners
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Female members of the imperial family will also be able to retain their royal status if they marry commoners.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
While the Italian master depicted commoners lighted by candlelight, Debora’s work illuminates the type of people he grew up with in the Aliso Village housing projects in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask: why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
