Commonhood

noun

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Noun

1
The state or condition of being common; commonness. uncountable
"You need to know how to succeed at being common. Commonhood has its perils, you know."
2
That which is common or held in common; community; commonality. countable, uncountable
"Tended by weeping burghers, the once privileged and stately commonhood was banished beyond the gates; its nightly return to its wonted shelter being deemed inconsistent with the dignity of a royal residence."

Example

"You need to know how to succeed at being common. Commonhood has its perils, you know."

Etymology

From common + -hood. Compare Middle English communhed, communehede (“commonhood, community”).

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