Usage notes

• The potential for confusion with use of the noun as an adjective, especially in the UK, makes this form less desirable. It is much less commonly used than "more common".

Noun

1. A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
2. Someone who is not of noble rank.
3. An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
4. Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor.