isopolity

[ ahy-suh-pol-i-tee ]

noun

1. equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.

Other Words From

• i·so·po·lit·i·cal [ahy-soh-p, uh, -, lit, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isopolity¹

First recorded in 1830–40; iso- + polity

Example Sentences

Dicey proposed the creation of a common citizenship, or “isopolity,” between the United States and the United Kingdom.

From The New Yorker

Isopolity, ī-so-pol′i-ti, n. equal rights of citizenship in different communities.

From Project Gutenberg

The eastern colonies joined the Latin towns which still existed: this is evident, though it is nowhere expressly mentioned; and a portion of the Latin country was ceded to Rome, with which the rest of the Latins formed a connection of friendship, perhaps of isopolity.

From Project Gutenberg