HyperDic: estates_general

English > 1 sense of the expression Estates General:
NOUNgroupEstates Generalassembly of the estates of all France
English > Estates General: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaningassembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789.
BroaderStates Generalassembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries

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