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States-General
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) In France, before the Revolution, the assembly of the three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty.
(2):
(n.) In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'States-General'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/states-general.html. 1828.