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GENERAL-STATES

\d͡ʒˈɛnəɹə͡lstˈe͡ɪts], \d‍ʒˈɛnəɹə‍lstˈe‍ɪts], \dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ə_ɹ_əl_s_t_ˈeɪ_t_s]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Fr. Hist., assemblies, first called, 1302 ; discontinued, 1614 ; summoned again in 1789. They had, it seems, no proper jurisdiction ; and their convocation by Louis XVI. led immediately to the Revolution.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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