- (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.
- (n.) In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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