lit de justice
American-
the sofa upon which the king of France sat when holding formal sessions of the parliament.
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the session itself.
Etymology
Origin of lit de justice
Literally, “bed of justice”
Example Sentences
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The King has called them to Versailles to-morrow, where he will hold a lit de justice and compel them to register the tax.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
At the lit de justice, Omer Talon, the intrepid avocat-général, delivered an eloquent oration on the condition of the French peasants.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
The King has called them to Versailles to-morrow, where he will hold a lit de justice, and compel them to register the tax.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Thomas Jefferson
Louis XVI. then decided, on the 23rd, to make known his policy in a royal lit de justice.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
Louis XV. solemnly condemned them in a lit de justice of December 1770, and in 1771 the chancellor Maupeou took drastic measures against them.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
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