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commonalty \com"mon*al*ty\, commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\, n.;
pl. {Commonalties}. [OF. communalt['e]; F. communaut['e], 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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