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COMMONALTY
commonalty, commonality, commons
(noun) a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
commonalty (countable and uncountable, plural commonalties)
The common people; the commonality.
A group of things having similar characteristics.
A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners.
The state or quality of having things in common.
A shared feature.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mon*al*ty, n.; pl. Commonalties. Etym: [Of. communalté; F. communauté, fr. communal. See Communal.]
1. The common people; those classes and conditions of people who are below the rank of nobility; the commons. The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. Blackstone. The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. Landon.
2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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