Sentences with 'commons'
Example sentences and phrases with the word commons and other words derived from it.
• « One of the traditional rights, and a vital factor in the life of the peasants, was the commons: land not officially controlled by anyone, which everyone had the right to use. »
• « The commons provided firewood, grazing land and some limited small animal traps, which together served as a vital "safety net" for peasants living on the edge of subsistence. »
• « Access to the commons was not based on written laws, but on the traditional, centuries-old agreements that governed interactions between different social classes. »
• « The peasants often fought back, especially when the nobility tried to impose new taxes or tried to separate them from the commons. »