Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Generality

Generality , noun

[Latin generalitas: compare French généralité. Compare Generalty.]

1.
The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. — Hooker
2.
That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.
Let us descend from generalities to particulars. — Landor
The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence. — R. Choate
3.
The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind.