[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
Middle English: from Old French comunalte, from medieval Latin communalitas, from Latin communis 'common, general' (see common)