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commonalty

com·mon·al·ty [ kómmən'ltee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. common people: the ordinary people as distinct from the upper classes, especially when considered as a political class

2. group: a group or society or its membership ( takes a singular or plural verb )

[13th century. Via French< medieval Latin communalitas< Latin communis "common"]
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