res communes
plural noun
res com·mu·nes
ˌrāskəˈmüˌnās,
ˌrēzkəˈmyü(ˌ)nēz
Roman & civil law
: things owned by no one and subject to use by all : things (as light, air, the sea, running water) incapable of entire exclusive appropriation
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, literally, common things