- the commonalty
- chiefly historical people without special rank or position, regarded as an estate of the realm.
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commonalty — [ 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) … English new terms dictionary
the 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… … Useful english dictionary
The 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commonalty — [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 … English World dictionary
commonalty — The common people, as distinguished from the peers. See 1 Bl Comm 403 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Commonalty — (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 … English dictionary for students
Declaration of the People of Virginia — The Declaration of the People of Virginia (or simply Declaration of the People) was a list of complaints issued by Nathaniel Bacon on July 30, 1676, in which he proclaims Virginia s colonial governor, William Berkeley, corrupt and expresses his… … Wikipedia
