(pol′ə·sē) noun plural ·cies
1. Prudence or sagacity in the conduct of affairs.
2. A course or plan of action, especially of administrative action.
3. Any system of management based on self–interest as opposed to equity; finesse in general; artifice.
4. Obs. Political science; government. See synonyms under POLITY. [<OF policie <L politia <Gk. politeia. See POLICE.]

(pol′ə·sē) noun plural ·cies
1. A written contract of insurance.
2. A gambling game in which certain numbers (12 or 13) are drawn from a possible 78, bets being made as to what combinations will appear; also, any variation of this game. [<F police <Ital. polizza, aphetic alter. of Med. L apodixa, apodissa receipt <Gk. apodeixis proof <apodeiknynai make known]