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States-General definition

States·-General (stāts′jen′ər əl)

noun

  1. the legislative body in France before the Revolution of 1789, made up of representatives of the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate
  2. the legislative assembly of the Netherlands
Also States General

Etymology: transl. of Fr états généraux, Du staaten generaal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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