common house

noun

A guildhall.

Meanings

nouncommon house (plural common houses)

plural common houses

  1. obsoleteA guildhall.
  2. obsoleteA town or city hall.

    Synonyms: town hall

  3. obsoletePoliticsThe House of Commons.

    Synonyms: House of Commons, House of Commons

  4. obsoletearchitectureThe calefactory: the site of the common fire of a medieval monastery.

    Synonyms: calefactory

  5. obsoleteAn outhouse.

    Synonyms: commons

  6. obsoleteA brothel.

    Synonyms: brothel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA town or city hall.

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nounThe House of Commons.

nounThe calefactory: the site of the common fire of a medieval monastery.

nounAn outhouse.

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nounA brothel.

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guild hall

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