res publica

/ɹeɪzˈpʊb.lɪ.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

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noun

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"At the same time the Roman-barbarian regna distinguished themselves from the res publica."
"There was no question as yet of republicanism being on the agenda, other than in the old, weak sense of a res publica or commonwealth to which both ruler and ruled owed allegiance."

Unadapted borrowing from Latin rēs pūblica. Doublet of republic.

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