The whole body of people of a country, state, etc.; the community; (occasionally) the state. Cf. commonwealth, n. 1a. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > esp. as having civic rights > collectively (4) commona1382 The whole body of people of a country, state, etc.; the community; (occasionally) the state. Cf. commonwealth, n. 1a. Obsolete. commons1384 The body of citizens or inhabitants of a town or borough; the people of a nation, state, city, etc., considered collectively. Now historical. burgessdom1661 The state or fact of being a burgess; the body of burgesses in a particular borough; burgess-ship. community1700 The body of people having common or equal rights or rank, as distinguished from the privileged classes; the commons; the commonalty. Obsolete. |
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