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Term: municeps
Definition: A municeps is a person who lives in a town or city that has its own government. They are either a citizen of that town or a member of the council that helps run it. The word comes from Latin and means "to take on the duties of the office."
municeps
Municeps is a word from Roman law that refers to two things:
These examples show how municeps can refer to both a citizen of a municipality and a member of its council. Lucius is a municeps because he lives in Rome and is a part of its community. Julia is a municeps because she was chosen by her fellow citizens to represent them in the town's government.