commonalty

noun

com·​mon·​al·​ty ˈkä-mə-nᵊl-tē 

plural commonalties

1

a(1)

: the common people

(2)

: the political estate formed by the common people

b

: a usage or practice common to members of a group

2

: a general group or body

Examples of commonalty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Therefore a time frame of separation is mandated to foster individuality even as the coming together fosters commonalty. —Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 16 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English communalte, from Anglo-French comunalté, from comunal communal

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)