( n. )
A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.
( n. )
A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012