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commonalty

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmənəlti/

The English word “commonalty” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The common people; the commonality.
  2. A group of things having similar characteristics.
  3. A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners.
  4. The state or quality of having things in common.
  5. A shared feature.

Etymology

From Middle English comunalte, communalte, from Old French comunalté, comunauté (modern communauté), probably from an alteration of communité, from Latin commūnitās. Some senses are influenced by commonality.

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