commonalty

commonalty
[ˈkɒmən(ə)lti]
noun
  1. [treated as pl.](the commonalty)(chiefly historical)people without special rank or position, usually viewed as an estate of the realm
    (主 史)平民,老百姓;平民阶层
    a petition by the earls, barons, and commonalty of the realm.
    这个王国的伯爵,男爵和平民的请愿书。
    ■the general body of a group
    共同团体
    uptalk seems to be spreading from teenagers to the broad commonalty.
    高谈阔论之风似乎正从青少年蔓延到广大民众之中。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French comunalte, from medieval Latin communalitas, from Latin communis 'common, general' (see common)
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