commonality

Noun
Synonyms: commonaltycommonscommonness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rankSynonyms: commonaltycommons
  2. sharing of common attributesSynonyms: commonness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\ n.

1.the sharing of common attributes.

Syn: commonness. [WordNet 1.5]

2.a characteristic held in common; a common feature. [PJC] commonalty

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. [1913 Webster]

The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees.— Blackstone.[1913 Webster]
The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only.— Landon.[1913 Webster]

2.The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

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