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One of the Monera.

The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus.

Of or pertaining to the Monera.

Of or pertaining to the Monera. -- n.

One of the Monera.

ed mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one- celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.

of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.

The office of an almoner.

; one having no rank of nobility. All below them [the peers] even their children, were commoners, and in the eye law equal to each other. Hallam.

A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or dines, at the Fellow's table.

A preacher; a sermonizer. [Derogative or Jocose.] Thackeray.

An under almoner.

One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.

tion signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.

An almoner. [Obs.] Spenser.

The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.

e of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners.

ere are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

or; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.

he claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right. Common appendant, a right belonging to the owners or occupiers of arable land to put commonable beasts upon the waste land in the manor where they dwell. -- Common appurtenant, a similar right a…