About The Word Commonalty
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Commonalty
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What's The Definition Of Commonalty?
[n] class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank
Synonyms | Synonyms for Commonalty: commonality | commons Related Terms | Find terms related to Commonalty: See Also | class | social class | socio-economic class | third estate Commonalty In Webster's Dictionary \Com"mon*al*ty\, n.; pl. {Commonalties}. [OF.
communalt['e]; F. communaut['e], 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.
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