I. myüˈnisəpəl, myəˈ-, ÷məˈ- or ÷|myünə|sipəl adjective
Etymology: Latin municipalis, from municip-, municeps inhabitant of a municipium, literally, undertaker of duties (from munus duty, service, gift + -cip-, -ceps, from capere to take) + -alis -al — more at mean , heave
1. : of or relating to the internal affairs as distinguished from the foreign relations of a nation or other major political unit
international law … only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law — J.L.Kunz
municipal legislation … enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties — U.S. Stat. 750
— compare internal law , international law
2.
a. : of or relating to a municipality
municipal reform acts
a municipal golf course
municipal university
municipal government
municipal architecture
b. : appointed, elected, or empowered by a municipality : functioning in a municipality
municipal council
municipal officer
municipal police
c. : issued by or under the authority of a municipality
municipal bond
municipal regulation
3. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a municipium
4. : restricted to one locality : having narrow limits
a new very municipal variety of dwarf sweet pea — Osbert Sitwell
the sacredness of human life is a purely municipal ideal of no validity outside the jurisdiction — O.W.Holmes †1935
II. noun
( -s )
1. : an inhabitant of a municipium
2. : a member of the municipal guard of Paris
3. : a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government — usually used in plural
prospects … seemed better in low interest rate corporation issues than in municipals — World's Work