Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

states-general

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: states--gen-er-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Questions

What does states-general mean?: 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.

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