n.; pl. Commonalties [ OF. communalté; F. communauté, 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 ] Variants: commonalty |