Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estates general

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
es-tates -gen-er-al
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789

Questions

What does estates general mean?
assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789

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