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commonalty, commonality (?), n.; pl. Commonalties (#). [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.
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The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. Blackstone.
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The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. Landon.
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2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] Hooker.
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