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commonalty

[ kom-uh-nl-tee ]

noun

, plural com·mon·al·ties.
  1. Also the ordinary people, as distinguished from those with authority, rank, station, etc.; the common people.
  2. an incorporated body or its members.


commonalty

/ ˈkɒmənəltɪ /

noun

  1. the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm Compare third estate
  2. the members of an incorporated society
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of commonalty1

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French comunalte, equivalent to comunal- communal + -te -ty 2; replacing Middle English communaute < Old French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commonalty1

C13: from Old French comunalte, from comunal communal
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Example Sentences

We never hear again of Thersites, or of any one of the commonalty, daring to open his mouth in an assembly.

We have cited the enthusiasm of the commonalty for the First Crusade as marking a new phase in social history.

The British got votes because they wanted them; the Irish commonalty got votes because the English did.

No national culture in the court, nor among the commonalty; a steady decay.

In the year 1315, it was granted by Robert de Baldock to the mayor and commonalty of London.

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