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Council (administrative)
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1. Town council and other conciliar bodiesWith its combined executive, legislative, and judicial authority, the early modern town council was the central institution of the major self-governing towns (Commune). If a town did not advance to greater municipal independence, it remained a seigneurial bailiwick of the town lord – with a council whose powers were definitely limited, especially its judicial powers (Jurisdiction). If it lost its autonomy through incorporation into a territorial state or natio…
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2019-10-14
