States Generaln.

Brit.

/steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/

Forms:

α. 1500s Generall States.

β. 1500s States Generall, 1600s– States General; also Scottish pre-1700 staitis generall.

Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., state n.

Etymology: In α. forms < general adj. + the plural of state n.; in β. forms < the plural of state n. + general adj. In sense 1 after Dutch staten generaal (16th cent.). Compare post-classical Latin Status Generales (1587 in a British source, with reference to the Netherlands). In sense 2 after Middle French etats generaux, French états généraux (c1493). Compare post-classical Latin Status Generales (1569 or earlier with reference to France).

Now historical.

1. In the Habsburg Netherlands until 1581, and subsequently in the United Provinces of the Netherlands until 1795: a legislative assembly representing the three estates, i.e., the clergy, nobles, and commons.Distinguished from the States Provincial, or legislative assembly of each of the Provinces. Since the end of Napoleonic rule in 1814, the term Staten-Generaal has been used to denote the Parliament of the Netherlands.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > estates of the realm

states1399

States General1567

estates1621

placitum1706

1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast i. iii. f. 17^v The Prince of Orenge gouernor of the towne, labouring..to cause them to surcease from their assemblies, vntill the Kinges pleasure with the accorde of the Generall States were knowen.

1585 J. Norris Let. 24 Aug. in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1903) Apr. 318 I haue deferred to send..myndinge to morrowe..to repaire to the states generall in Hollande.

1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 9 To boot with the Councel of the States General, the United Provinces have three Councels apart.

1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces ii. 75 As the States-General cannot make War or Peace..without the consent of every Province; so cannot the States-Provincial conclude any of those points without the consent of each of the Cities.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 13 The States General..act only as Plenipotentiaries of the several Provinces.

1785 Ann. Reg. 1783 Chron. 193/1 The states general of Holland..offered a reward of 1000 golden ryders.

1804 J. Carr Tour through Holland vi. 57 The earth-ware of Staffordshire was so much admired in Holland, that to protect the manufacture of Delft from utter ruin, the States General imposed a duty upon its importation into the republic.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) I. viii. 240 Under the command of the stadholder and the states general.

1914 Pop. Mech. July 149/1 The 300th anniversary of the granting of the first general charter for commerce, by the States General of the United Netherlands, to what is now New York City.

2004 W. E. Franits Dutch 17th Cent. Genre Painting xv. 217/1 The States General appointed William III..captain and admiral general of the nation's forces in February 1672.

2. A similarly constituted legislative assembly in pre-Revolutionary France, convened occasionally by the King as an advisory body. Cf. estates-general at estate n. 6b.The States General was first convened by Philip IV in 1302. Its last sitting, in 1789, ended in dispute, with the Third Estate (or ‘Communes’) forming themselves into the National Assembly, an act which led to the Revolution.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > specifically in France

States General1575

national assembly1790

National Convention1792

Directoire1795

directory1796

tribunate1802

1575 tr. H. de Montmorency Declar. Protestation Mareschal d'Anuille sig. B.ii^v It is most requisite that there be an establishment of all things in their first estate, by the aduise and deliberation of an assemblie of the states generall.

1585 J. Norris Let. 24 Aug. in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1903) Apr. 317 The Councell established in this towne for the generall states.

1646 J. Howell Lustra Ludovici ii. 40 The Assembly of the States General.

1660 G. Bridges tr. Duc de Rohan Divers Politique Disc. v. 26 in tr. Duc de Rohan Memoires They promised us a general restauration of all things by the convention of the States General.

1714 J. Oldmixon Arcana Gallica 219 It wou'd be a Shame to all Europe, if the Clergy of France shou'd Authorize a Doctrine Condemn'd by du Perron, in the last Assembly of the States General.

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 13 June in Trav. France (1792) i. 108 They..assert that his letting the king go to the states-general, before their powers were verified,..was madness.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. i. 213 The States General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole Nation.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xv. 265 The States General answer to the parliament of the three estates.

1928 C. H. Palmer Catholic Church in France i. 14 On August 4th, 1789, at the famous all-night sitting of the States General, the higher clergy who formed the first Estate renounced their privileges and surrendered the tithes to the nation.

2001 P. J. Haythornthwaite Napoleon's Commanders I. 21 He was elected to the States-General to represent the nobility of Metz.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	states general
释义	States Generaln. Brit. /steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌsteɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ Forms: α. 1500s Generall States. β. 1500s States Generall, 1600s– States General; also Scottish pre-1700 staitis generall. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., state n. Etymology: In α. forms < general adj. + the plural of state n.; in β. forms < the plural of state n. + general adj. In sense 1 after Dutch staten generaal (16th cent.). Compare post-classical Latin Status Generales (1587 in a British source, with reference to the Netherlands). In sense 2 after Middle French etats generaux, French états généraux (c1493). Compare post-classical Latin Status Generales (1569 or earlier with reference to France). Now historical. 1. In the Habsburg Netherlands until 1581, and subsequently in the United Provinces of the Netherlands until 1795: a legislative assembly representing the three estates, i.e., the clergy, nobles, and commons.Distinguished from the States Provincial, or legislative assembly of each of the Provinces. Since the end of Napoleonic rule in 1814, the term Staten-Generaal has been used to denote the Parliament of the Netherlands. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > estates of the realm states1399 States General1567 estates1621 placitum1706 1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast i. iii. f. 17^v The Prince of Orenge gouernor of the towne, labouring..to cause them to surcease from their assemblies, vntill the Kinges pleasure with the accorde of the Generall States were knowen. 1585 J. Norris Let. 24 Aug. in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1903) Apr. 318 I haue deferred to send..myndinge to morrowe..to repaire to the states generall in Hollande. 1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 9 To boot with the Councel of the States General, the United Provinces have three Councels apart. 1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces ii. 75 As the States-General cannot make War or Peace..without the consent of every Province; so cannot the States-Provincial conclude any of those points without the consent of each of the Cities. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 13 The States General..act only as Plenipotentiaries of the several Provinces. 1785 Ann. Reg. 1783 Chron. 193/1 The states general of Holland..offered a reward of 1000 golden ryders. 1804 J. Carr Tour through Holland vi. 57 The earth-ware of Staffordshire was so much admired in Holland, that to protect the manufacture of Delft from utter ruin, the States General imposed a duty upon its importation into the republic. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) I. viii. 240 Under the command of the stadholder and the states general. 1914 Pop. Mech. July 149/1 The 300th anniversary of the granting of the first general charter for commerce, by the States General of the United Netherlands, to what is now New York City. 2004 W. E. Franits Dutch 17th Cent. Genre Painting xv. 217/1 The States General appointed William III..captain and admiral general of the nation's forces in February 1672. 2. A similarly constituted legislative assembly in pre-Revolutionary France, convened occasionally by the King as an advisory body. Cf. estates-general at estate n. 6b.The States General was first convened by Philip IV in 1302. Its last sitting, in 1789, ended in dispute, with the Third Estate (or ‘Communes’) forming themselves into the National Assembly, an act which led to the Revolution. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > specifically in France States General1575 national assembly1790 National Convention1792 National Convention1792 Directoire1795 directory1796 tribunate1802 1575 tr. H. de Montmorency Declar. Protestation Mareschal d'Anuille sig. B.ii^v It is most requisite that there be an establishment of all things in their first estate, by the aduise and deliberation of an assemblie of the states generall. 1585 J. Norris Let. 24 Aug. in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1903) Apr. 317 The Councell established in this towne for the generall states. 1646 J. Howell Lustra Ludovici ii. 40 The Assembly of the States General. 1660 G. Bridges tr. Duc de Rohan Divers Politique Disc. v. 26 in tr. Duc de Rohan Memoires They promised us a general restauration of all things by the convention of the States General. 1714 J. Oldmixon Arcana Gallica 219 It wou'd be a Shame to all Europe, if the Clergy of France shou'd Authorize a Doctrine Condemn'd by du Perron, in the last Assembly of the States General. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 13 June in Trav. France (1792) i. 108 They..assert that his letting the king go to the states-general, before their powers were verified,..was madness. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. i. 213 The States General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole Nation. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xv. 265 The States General answer to the parliament of the three estates. 1928 C. H. Palmer Catholic Church in France i. 14 On August 4th, 1789, at the famous all-night sitting of the States General, the higher clergy who formed the first Estate renounced their privileges and surrendered the tithes to the nation. 2001 P. J. Haythornthwaite Napoleon's Commanders I. 21 He was elected to the States-General to represent the nobility of Metz. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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