great council
Americannoun
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(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.
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(formerly in Italy) the municipal council in some towns or cities, as in Venice.
noun
Etymology
Origin of great council
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said recently he wanted to expose the "great council cash-cow cover-up" over parking.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2013
In medieval times, whether in the great council of the church or in secular parliament, the assent of everybody was esteemed as the ideal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Four of them met in the great council room of the castle.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Before the door of The Horn they stopped, and there a great council took place.
From Flemish Legends by Coster, Charles de
Perrot did not return with his companions, but visited Quebec, and there received an appointment from the government to rally the Western tribes in a great council at Sault Ste. Marie.
From Stories of the Badger State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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