bāˈnaləd.ē, bə-, -ətē, -i also ba- noun
( -es )
Etymology: French banalité, from banal + -ité -ity
1.
a. : the quality or state of being banal
their love affairs had a tedious banality — W.S.Maugham
b. : something banal : commonplace
the banalities of our rhymed radio commercials — C.M.Fuess
2. : a lord's right in old French law to require his vassals to use his wine press, oven, or mill