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noun
(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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Origin of great council First recorded in 1730–40
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How to use great council in a sentence In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.
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British Dictionary definitions for great council
noun
(in medieval England) an assembly of the great nobles and prelates to advise the king
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