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general court

gen·er·al court
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l kawrt, kohrt]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl kɔrt, koʊrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l kawrt, kohrt]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl kɔrt, koʊrt/

Definitions of general court words

  • noun general court the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire. 1
  • noun general court (in colonial New England) any of various local assemblies having both legislative and judicial powers. 1
  • noun general court a Colonial legislative assembly with limited judicial powers 0
  • noun general court now, the legislature of New Hampshire or Massachusetts 0
See all 4 definitions of general court

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Origin of general court

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1620-30

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Parts of speech for General court

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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general court popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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