The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMMONERS
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What does COMMONERS mean?
COMMONERS noun- A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
- Someone who is not of noble rank.
- (Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
- (Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.
- Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
- One sharing with another in anything.
- A prostitute.