Doctors' Commons — in the early 19th century. This Plaque … Wikipedia
Doctors' Commons — Commons Com mons, n. pl., 1. The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds, Could send such message to their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doctors' Commons — plural noun Before the establishment of the Divorce Court and Probate Court in 1857, the college of the doctors of civil law in London, incorporated by royal charter in 1768 • • • Main Entry: ↑doctor … Useful english dictionary
Doctors' Commons — Between Knightrider Street north and Queen Victoria Street south. In Castle Baynard Ward (O.S. 1880). First mention: 1535 (L. and P. H. VIII. IX. p. 182). Other names : Garden of the capital house lately called Mountjoye place, and now… … Dictionary of London
Doctors' Commons — doctor doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doctors' Commons — ▪ legal society formerly a self governing teaching body of practitioners of canon and civil law. Located in London, it was similar to the Inns of Court, where English common law, rather than civil law, was taught. Members of the Doctors… … Universalium
DOCTORS' COMMONS — a college of doctors of the civil law in London, where they used to eat in common, and where eventually a number of the courts of law were held … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Doctors' Commons — An institution near St. Paul s Cathedral, where the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts are held. In 1768, a royal charter was obtained, by virtue of which the members of the society and their successors were incorporated under the name and title … Ballentine's law dictionary
Commons — Com mons, n. pl., 1. The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds, Could send such message to their sovereign.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be on short commons — Commons Com mons, n. pl., 1. The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds, Could send such message to their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English