Bible Dictionaries
Polity

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole.

(2):

(n.) Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution.

(3):

(n.) Policy; art; management.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/polity.html. 1828.