'Commonalties' definitions:

Definition of 'Commonalties'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
  • The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. --Landon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

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