commonalty
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for commonalty, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Ordinary people collectively; the general public.
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2. noun
People who hold no title of nobility or position in the clergy.
“The commonalty spoke of his mighty spear-thrust, of his deft sword-swing, the terror of his wrath, of the fury of his battle-lust, of his laughter and light joy, and the singing that was on his lips when his sword had the silence upon it.”
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Etymology
From Middle English comunalte, communalte, from Old French comunalté, comunauté (modern communauté), probably an alteration of communité, from Latin commūnitās. Some senses show the influence of commonality.
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