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municipality(dictionary)
MUNICIPALITY(law)

papacy (iou) and MUNICIPALITY (law)


papacy (iou)



papacy noun. LME.
[medieval Latin papatia, formed as PAPA noun1: see -ACY.]
The position or office of Pope (of Rome); the tenure of office of a pope. LME.
The (system of) government headed by the Pope; Hist. the papal government regarded as a European State. M16.

MUNICIPALITY (law)


MUNICIPALITY. The body of officers, taken collectively, belonging to a city, who are appointed to manage its affairs and defend its interests. who are appointed to manage its affairs and defend its interests.