- States General
- (also Estates General)noun the legislative body in the Netherlands from the 15th to the 18th century, and in France until 1789.
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States-general — States gen er*al (st[=a]ts j[e^]n [ e]r*al), n. 1. In France, before the Revolution, the assembly of the three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty. [1913 Webster] 2. In the Netherlands, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
States-General — The word States General , or Estates General , may refer to:* French States General (Etats Généraux) of France before the French Revolution * Estates General of 1789 * States General of the Batavian Republic * States General of the Netherlands… … Wikipedia
States-General of the Netherlands — States General Staten Generaal States General of the Netherlands … Wikipedia
States-General of the Batavian Republic — The States General of the Batavian Republic was the name for the Dutch government between January, 1795 and March 1796. It was nominally the same as the States General of the Dutch Republic, the predecessor of the Batavian Republic, as the old… … Wikipedia
States General — noun plural Date: 1585 1. the assembly of the three orders of clergy, nobility, and third estate in France before the French Revolution 2. the legislature of the Netherlands from the 15th century to 1796 … New Collegiate Dictionary
States-General — /stayts jen euhr euhl/, n. 1. the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber). 2. Fr. Hist. the legislative body in France before the French Revolution. [1575 85] * * * … Universalium
French States-General — In France under the Ancien Regime, the States General or Estates General (French: états généraux ), was a legislative assembly (see The States) of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects. It owed its origin to the same causes which… … Wikipedia
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