isopolity

noun

1. Equal rights of citizenship in different communities; mutual political rights.

   countable, uncountable

   A mutual exchange of the private rights of citizenship established the relationship of isopolity...and carried with it the right of intermarriage...and the right to hold land and houses...in each other's dominions.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἰσοπολιτεία (isopoliteía), from ἰσοπολίτης (isopolítēs, “citizen with equal rights”), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal, same”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry isopolity (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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