Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lit de justice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: lit de jus-tice
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special parliamentary session headed by the king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royal edicts could be forcibly registered.

Example Sentences

"They would then be officially registered by edicts of the King in that special process, the lit de justice (which could also be used to enforce edicts that the Parlement resisted)."
"The Parlement's remonstrances were not effective, and the Six Acts were enforced by a lit de justice in March 1776."
"This, however, is only a hypothesis which leaves out of account the special circumstances that led to the lit de justice of 24 July."
"A decision of a lit de justice could only be stamped by the Parliament."

Etymology

From French lit de justice, referring to the throne occupied by the king when sitting in one of his judicial courts. Compare earlier bed of justice.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: lit de justice

Inflected Forms

lits de justice (plural)

Questions

What does lit de justice mean?: A special parliamentary session headed by the king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royal edicts could be forcibly registered.
Where does lit de justice come from?: It is traced to French.

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