In addition to the above legend one finds the following inscription: "On a pris la longitude des villes principales des Tables de M^{ur} Philippe de La Hire.
Beside the farther studies of Charnay in his Anciens Villes du Nouveau Monde (Paris, 1885), there have been recent explorations in Yucatan by Dr.
His later results are recorded in his Les anciennesvilles du Nouveau Monde (Paris, 1885).
In the series of Villes d'art célèbres, published by H.
This poet is a strong man and, since those Villes tentaculaires which surged with the violence of a telluric upheaval, no one dares to deny him the state and glory of a great poet.
Marseilles which allowed them to sell their fish in all villes de mer that they might choose, and to be free from paying any tax for the privilege.
As opposed to these stand the villes franches, also called villes prevotales after the chief officer, villes de bourgeoisie or villes soumises.
These two varieties, the communes and the villes consulaires together form the group of villes libres.
The most striking distinction, however, as against the villes consulaires was the elevation of the president of the body to the position of maire or mayeur (sometimes also called prevot, praepositus).
The constitutional history of the communes in northern France in a number of points widely differed from that of thesevilles consulaires.
On the other hand, towns of the first category often come close to the villes libres.
In the group of the villes consulaires, comprising all important towns in the south, the executive was, as in Italy, in the hands of a body of consules, whose number in most cases rose to twelve.
They are called villes franches on account of their possessing a franchise, a charter limiting the services due by the citizens to their lord, but political status they had little or none.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "villes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
