commonalty
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
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How to use commonalty in a sentence
We never hear again of Thersites, or of any one of the commonalty, daring to open his mouth in an assembly.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangWe have cited the enthusiasm of the commonalty for the First Crusade as marking a new phase in social history.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsThe British got votes because they wanted them; the Irish commonalty got votes because the English did.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsNo national culture in the court, nor among the commonalty; a steady decay.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsIn the year 1315, it was granted by Robert de Baldock to the mayor and commonalty of London.
British Dictionary definitions for commonalty
/ (ˈkɒmənəltɪ) /
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
the members of an incorporated society
Origin of commonalty
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