free imperial city

== English == === Alternative forms === free and imperial city === Etymology === A calque of German Freie Reichsstadt (short singular form of Freie und Reichsstädte) or Latin urbs imperialis libera. === Noun === free imperial city (plural free imperial cities) (historical) A self-ruling city within the Holy Roman Empire that had some autonomy and was represented in the Imperial Diet. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Imperial immediacy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia List of free imperial cities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Royal free city on Wikipedia.Wikipedia