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单词 menalty
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menaltyn.

Brit. /ˈmɛnlti/, U.S. /ˈmɛnlti/
Forms: 1500s menaltie, 1900s– menalty.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mean adj.2, -alty suffix.
Etymology: < mean adj.2 + -alty suffix, probably after commonalty n. Compare mesnalty n.
Now rare.
The middle class (of society).Apparently revived by W. H. Auden from dictionary record.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie
burgessy1533
menalty1548
middle class1654
middling class1745
middling1751
bourgeoise1769
bourgeoisie1774
petite bourgeoisie1846
petty bourgeoisie1850
middling interest1857
upper middle class1864
middle-middle-class1886
well-heeled1897
small bourgeoisie1970
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xv The euill parliament for the nobilitee, the worse for the menaltie, but worste of all for the commonaltee.
1962 W. H. Auden in Reporter 6 Dec. 40 Sons of the menalty Divining their future from plum-stones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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