great council
(in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
(formerly in Italy) the municipal council in some towns or cities, as in Venice.
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At 16, when he was formally initiated into manhood, Mandela received yet another name: Dalibunga—“convenor of the great council.”
The great council of reform, called the mad parliament, assembled at Oxford.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOn the return of the envoys a great council was assembled in London, and Anselm again was required to submit to the King's will.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordHis prudence and foresight had been often the subject of admiration in the great council of the state.
It's because the generals and princes are coming for the great council and they wouldn't have more to fall in love with her.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
But it was in John's mind that however brilliant the great council might be he would not see it.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for great council
(in medieval England) an assembly of the great nobles and prelates to advise the king
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