Federalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.ederalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Magdalen. magâ²da-len, n. a repentant prostitute.âAlso Magâ²dalene. [From Mary Magdalene (Luke, viii. 2), confused with the woman of Luke vii.
From Ancient Greek Î¼Î±Î³Î´Î±Î»Î·Î½Î® (MagdalÄná¸, âwoman from Magdalaâ), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, Mary of Magdala, from Î¼Î±Î³Î´Î±Î»Î¬ (MagdalÃ¡), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew ×××× (migdÃ¡l, âtowerâ)).