Estates General

or Estates‑General

noun

, French History.

1. the States-General.

Estates General

noun

1. See States General

Example Sentences

But something is happening in Versailles, where the commoners of the Estates General have broken from the clergy and the nobles, and declared themselves France’s legitimate national assembly.

From New York Times

That night, in their ancient hall, in the dim light of flickering candles, the Estates General met to discuss whether the country could still be saved.

From Project Gutenberg

I thought she was off on arbitrary ecclesiastical power and here she was firing Estates General at me and raking up old scandals on Charles VI and VII.

From Project Gutenberg

The women owners of large feudal lands met with the provincial estates,—for instance, Madame de Sévigné in the Estates General of Brittany, where there was autonomy in the provincial administration.

From Project Gutenberg

Loving pomp and circumstance, Frontenac conceived the idea of reproducing the Estates General in New France.

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