States General
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Etymology edit
From states, plural of state + general, after Dutch Staten-Generaal, Middle French etats generaux.
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Proper noun edit
- (historical) A legislative assembly in the Netherlands until 1795, uniting representatives of the three estates of clergy, nobles, and commons. [from 16th c.]
- (historical) A similar assembly in pre-Revolutionary France. [from 16th c.]
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 18:
- In 1789, with bankruptcy staring the government in the face, Louis XVI took the momentous decision to summon the States-General.
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- (French assembly): Estates General
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Dutch assembly
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French assembly
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