free commons and, in the case of scholars, free tuition.

Formerly, there were also fellow-commoners (Socii Comitates or, more likely, Sociorum Commensales) who paid twice the normal fees but could incept for their degree a year earlier, dined at the high table and wore velvet collars and sleeves. Above these were noblemen (nobles and sons of nobles) who paid four times tuition and were entitled to many privileges, including gold and silver tassels on their gowns.

Oxford

In the University of Oxford,

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