Staten-Generaal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Staten-Generaal pl (plural only)
- States General, the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands [from 1814]
- Leden der Staten-Generaal, ... ― Members of the States General, ...
- (historical) States General, the legislative assembly consisting of representatives from the provincial assemblies of the Dutch Republic, or earlier, of the Low Countries. [from 16th c.]
- (historical) A similar arrangement in France during the Ancien Regime.