common house en · NOUN
Meanings
- (obsolete) A guildhall.
- (obsolete) A town or city hall.
- (obsolete, qualifier:Politics) The House of Commons.
- (obsolete) The calefactory: the site of the common fire of a medieval monastery.
- (obsolete) An outhouse.
- (obsolete) A brothel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| common houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Synonyms
calefactory (site of the shared monastic fire) · town hall (town hall) · guildhall (guild hall) · House of Commons · House of Commons (Commons) · commons (outhouse) · brothel (brothel)