States-General

States-General Definition

States·-General (stāts′jen′ər əl)

noun

the legislative body in France before the Revolution of 1789, made up of representatives of the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate
the legislative assembly of the Netherlands

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

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