词汇 | commonalty |
释义 | commonalty noun[ S ] history, politics specializeduk /ˈkɒm.ə.nəl.ti/ us /ˈkɑː.mən.əl.ti/ the commonalty ordinary people as a group, rather than people who are rich, powerful, or members of the clergy(= priests): The nobility often possessed extensive powers over the commonalty. He told them that the commonalty was on their side. The commonalty were allowed a council of fifty, which had to agree with the mayor's decisions. Being eager to please the commonalty, he was guilty of a mean and dishonest action. Society was divided into three estates: the aristocracy, the church, and the commonalty. Ordinary people banausic civil ceremony community demotic Essex girl grassroots Joe Public John Doe John Q. Public man/woman of the peopleidiom mass market omnibus popular popularly prole public rabble ruck the common manidiom the man/woman in the streetidiom |
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