com·mu·nard \ˈkämyəˌnärd, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology: French, from commune commune + -ard — more at commune 1.: an adherent of the principles of communalism 2.usually capitalized: one who supported or participated in the Commune of Paris in 1871