First Known Use: 14th century
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commonalty
noun com·mon·al·ty \ˈkä-mə-nəl-tē\
plural com·mon·al·ties
Definition of COMMONALTY
1
a (1) : the common people (2) : the political estate formed by the common people b : a usage or practice common to members of a group
2
: a general group or body
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Origin of COMMONALTY
Middle English communalte, from Anglo-French comunalté, from comunal communal
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