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Reichstag

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Reichs⋅tag

[rahyks-tahg; Ger. rahykhs-tahk]
–noun German History.
the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.

Origin:
< G: Reich diet
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Reichstag 
"German imperial parliament" (1871-1918), earlier used of the parliament of the North German Confederacy, 1867, from Ger. Reich "empire, kingdom" (from O.H.G. rihhi, related to O.E. rice, from P.Gmc. *rikja "rule") + Tag "assembly," lit. "day" (see day).
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