commonalty
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ə noun, plural com·mon·al·ties.
1.
Also, commonality. the ordinary people, as distinguished from those with authority, rank, station, etc.; the common people.
2.
an incorporated body or its members.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | Compare third estate 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 |
| 2. | the members of an incorporated society |
| [C13: from Old French comunalte, from comunal communal] | |
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But all, gentry and commonalty alike, rode equally well and with the same skill and fearlessness.
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