commonalty

[ kom-uh-nl-tee ]

/ ˈkɒm ə nl ti /

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noun, plural com·mon·al·ties.

Also commonality. the ordinary people, as distinguished from those with authority, rank, station, etc.; the common people.

an incorporated body or its members.

Origin of commonalty

1250–1300; Middle English <Middle French comunalte, equivalent to comunal-communal + -te-ty²; replacing Middle English communaute<Old French

Words nearby commonalty

common, commonable, commonage, Common Agricultural Policy, commonality, commonalty, common antigen, common basal vein, common bile duct, common business oriented language, common cardinal vein

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Example sentences from the Web for commonalty

He was the sense of the commonalty carried to its highest degree.
Harold, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The corporation, which was prescriptive, was entitled the mayor, jurats and commonalty of Folkestone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
And is not equality a product of that same Revolution which was brought on by the commonalty, the middle classes?
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
For in an upper room there was business of great folk, and the commonalty must keep its distance.
The Path of the King|John Buchan

The Director was not obliged, as they say, to call the commonalty immediately together.
Narrative of New Netherland|Various

British Dictionary definitions for commonalty

commonalty

/ (ˈkɒmənəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

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 realmCompare third estate

the members of an incorporated society

Word Origin for commonalty

C13: from Old French comunalte, from comunal communal

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单词	commonalty
释义	commonalty [ kom-uh-nl-tee ] / ˈkɒm ə nl ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commonalty ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural com·mon·al·ties. Also commonality. the ordinary people, as distinguished from those with authority, rank, station, etc.; the common people. an incorporated body or its members. Origin of commonalty 1250–1300; Middle English <Middle French comunalte, equivalent to comunal-communal + -te-ty²; replacing Middle English communaute<Old French Words nearby commonalty common, commonable, commonage, Common Agricultural Policy, commonality, commonalty, common antigen, common basal vein, common bile duct, common business oriented language, common cardinal vein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commonalty He was the sense of the commonalty carried to its highest degree. Harold, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton The corporation, which was prescriptive, was entitled the mayor, jurats and commonalty of Folkestone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various And is not equality a product of that same Revolution which was brought on by the commonalty, the middle classes? The Ego and His Own\|Max Stirner For in an upper room there was business of great folk, and the commonalty must keep its distance. The Path of the King\|John Buchan The Director was not obliged, as they say, to call the commonalty immediately together. Narrative of New Netherland\|Various British Dictionary definitions for commonalty commonalty / (ˈkɒmənəltɪ) / noun plural -ties 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 realmCompare third estate the members of an incorporated society Word Origin for commonalty C13: from Old French comunalte, from comunal communal 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 Words related to commonalty commonality, plebeian, populace, commoner, pleb, public, common, hoi polloi, third estate, the masses
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commonalty

noun, plural com·mon·al·ties.

Origin of commonalty

Words nearby commonalty

Example sentences from the Web for commonalty

British Dictionary definitions for commonalty

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for commonalty

Words related to commonalty