In plural (usually with the and capital initial). A legislative assembly in which the various estates (estate, n. 6a) of the body politic are…
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释义 | 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 (4) states1399 In plural (usually with the and capital initial). A legislative assembly in which the various estates (estate, n. 6a) of the body politic are… States General1567 In the Habsburg Netherlands until 1581, and subsequently in the United Provinces of the Netherlands until 1795: a legislative assembly representing… estates1621 plural. An assembly of the governing classes or their representatives. estates-general (in France): see States General, n. placitum1706 A decree, decision, or verdict of a judge, court, assembly, etc.; (in plural) the proceedings of a court, assembly, etc., (now historical). |
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