n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-m ə -n ə l-t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English communalte, from Anglo-French comunalté, from comunal communal
Date: 14th century
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