lōˈkaləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: French localité, from Late Latin localitāt-, localitas, from localis local + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at local
1.
a. : the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
every real object has locality as one of its attributes
b. archaic : restriction to a particular place : localization
2. : a particular spot, situation, or location: as
a. : the place from which something (as a sample of a mineral or a specimen of a plant) was obtained or is available
type localities should be exactly specified
a locality rich in mineral springs
b. : a place having or considered in respect to a particular feature
localities of heavy rainfall
c. : a political sudivision of a state : local government
3.
a. : space or place reference : orientation in respect to space
a strong sense of locality
b. : a phrenological indication for the faculty of observing and recognizing places and their relative positions
4. Scots law
a. : the provision by a marriage contract of a liferent in lands to a wife
b. : the assignment to the landholders of a parish of their individual shares in the payment of the parish minister's stipend