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Es·tates-Gen·er·al   (ĭ-stāts'jěn'ər-əl)
pl.n.  See States-General.

[Translation of French états généraux.]
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States-Gen·er·al   (stāts'jěn'ər-əl)
pl.n.  

  1. A legislative assembly of representatives from the estates of the nation, as opposed to a provincial assembly.

  2. The legislative assembly in France before the Revolution. Also called Estates-General.


[Translation of French états généreaux and Dutch Staten-Generaal.]
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