noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
government-established; national
Obsolete term for institutions founded and run by the national government, such as schools or hospitals. Modern Japanese uses 国立 (こくりつ) instead.
See also: 国立
この学校はもともと官立だったが、今は私立になっている。
This school was originally government-established, but it is now private.
官立の病院は戦後に国立へと
Government-established hospitals were transitioned to national ones after the war.
私立 means 'private' (privately established), contrasting with 官立 which was government-established.
Compound of 官 (government) and 立 (establish). The term fell out of use after WWII when many government institutions were reorganized under the 国立 designation.