the commonalty
1the commonalty — chiefly historical people without special rank or position, regarded as an estate of the realm. → commonalty …
2commonalty — 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 …
3commonalty — [ kɒmən(ə)lti] noun [treated as plural] (the commonalty) chiefly historical people without special rank or position, regarded as an estate of the realm. Origin ME: from OFr. comunalte, from med. L. communalitas, from L. communis (see common) …
4the rank and file — 1 the officers and the rank and file: OTHER RANKS, soldiers, NCOs, lower ranks; men, troops. 2 a speech appealing to the rank and file: THE (COMMON) PEOPLE, the proletariat, the masses, the populace, the commonality, the commonalty, the third… …
5The Commune — Commune Com mune (k[o^]m m[=u]n), n. [F., fr. commun. See {Common}.] 1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In this struggle to use the technical words of the time of the commune , the general mass of the inhabitants …
6The Commune of Paris — Commune Com mune (k[o^]m m[=u]n), n. [F., fr. commun. See {Common}.] 1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In this struggle to use the technical words of the time of the commune , the general mass of the inhabitants …
7The fourth estate — Estate Es*tate ([e^]s*t[=a]t ), n. [OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. When I came …
8commonalty — [käm′ən əl tē] n. pl. commonalties [ME & OFr communalte: see COMMUNAL] 1. the common people; people not of the upper classes 2. a general body or group 3. a corporation or its membership …
9commonalty — The common people, as distinguished from the peers. See 1 Bl Comm 403 …
10Commonalty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Commonalty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 commonalty commonalty democracy Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity Sgm: N 1 low condition low condition low life low society low company Sgm: N 1 bourgeoisie bourgeoisie …
