Commonalty

  • 21commonalty — n. (pl. ies) 1 the common people. 2 the general body (esp. of mankind). 3 a corporate body. Etymology: ME f. OF comunalteacute f. med.L communalitas tatis (as COMMON) …

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  • 22the commonalty — chiefly historical people without special rank or position, regarded as an estate of the realm. → commonalty …

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  • 23commonality — 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;… …

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  • 24Commonalties — 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;… …

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  • 25bacheleria — Commonalty or yeomanry …

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  • 26Municipal Corporations Act 1835 — The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales Statute book chapter …

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  • 27Abraham Pietersen van Deusen — Abraham Pietersen van Deursen (before November 11, 1607 c. 1670) aka Abraham Pietersen van Deusen, was an immigrant from Holland who settled in New Amsterdam and become one of the Council of 12 that was the first representative democracy in the… …

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  • 28Коммонер — (Commoner) в Англии всякий, не принадлежащий к знати (Nobility), т. е. к членам палаты лордов, так как в Англии только призыв в наследственный совет короны создает дворянское состояние. Владельцы рыцарских имений, как таковые, никогда в Англии не …

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  • 29Council of eight men — The Council of eight men was an early representational democracy in New Amsterdam. It replaced the previous council of twelve men.CouncilIn 1643 Abraham Pietersen Van Deusen who had not served on the council of twelve men was appointed to a new… …

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  • 30Rochester Bridge — was for centuries the lowest fixed crossing of the River Medway in Kent, southern England. There have been several generations of bridge at this spot, and the current bridge is in fact three separate bridges: two carrying the A2 road, one… …

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