noun

cīvitās

cīvitās, -ātis, f./cī-vi-tās/Frequency rank #156

The condition and rights of a citizen; collectively, the body of citizens; hence a political community or state.

Senses

  1. I

    citizenship

    The civil rights or legal standing of a citizen.

  2. II

    community; state

    A body of citizens organized as a political society.

In classical texts

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