Etymology

res publica

Today it means: The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic. Full definition →

Latin rēs pūblica
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrēs pūblica
  2. English todayres publica

Unadapted borrowing from Latin rēs pūblica. Doublet of republic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.