"metropol" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ(ː)trɔpɔl/ Forms: metropolis [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French metropole (“town with bishop's seat”), from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|metropole||town with bishop's seat}} Middle French metropole (“town with bishop's seat”), {{der|enm|LL.|mētropolis}} Late Latin mētropolis, {{der|enm|grc|μητρόπολις||mother city}} Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} metropol, {{enm-noun|metropolis}} metropol (plural metropolis)
  1. A chief city, metropolis.
    Sense id: en-metropol-enm-noun-1e4xjDl- Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries

Inflected forms

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