Polity Definition

pŏlĭ-tē
polities
noun
polities
Political or governmental organization.
Webster's New World
A society or institution with an organized government; state; body politic.
Webster's New World
A specific form of church government.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Polity

Noun

Singular:
polity
Plural:
polities

Origin of Polity

  • From French politie, from Latin politia (circa. 1530s AD/CE), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia, “polity, policy, the state"); see policy.

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete French politie from Old French from Late Latin polītīa the Roman government police

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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