municipy rare.
(mjuːˈnɪsɪpɪ)
[ad. L. municipium: see municipium.]
† a. = municipium. b. A municipality.
| 1579 Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. ii. Ep. Ded. 160 b, The actes and lawes of certeine Municipies or freedomes haue bene such,..that they haue perished with their authours. 1882 W. Cory Mod. Eng. Hist. ii. 431 A parish was not a municipy or corporation..the Legislature quietly created federal municipies called Boards of Guardians, capable of..buying manorial or trust lands. |