mu·nic·i·pal 
(my-nĭsə-pəl)
(my-nĭsə-pəl)adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or typical of a municipality.
b. Having local self-government.
c. Issued on the authority of a local or state government.
2. Of or relating to the internal affairs of a nation.
n.
A municipal bond: invested in tax-free municipals.
[Latin mūnicipālis, from mūnicipium, town, from mūniceps, citizen : mūnus, public office, duty; see mei-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + capere, to take; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
mu·nici·pal·ly adv.