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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
commonalty \com"mon*al*ty\, commonality \com'mon*al"i*ty\, noun; 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.
The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. --Blackstone.
The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. --Landon.
2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
commonalty
noun: class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank [syn: {commonality}, {commons}]
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