Etymology

lit de justice

Today it means: A special parliamentary session headed by the king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royal edicts could be forcibly registered. Full definition →

French lit de justice
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  1. French · derived fromlit de justice
  2. English todaylit de justice

From French lit de justice, referring to the throne occupied by the king when sitting in one of his judicial courts. Compare earlier bed of justice.

Words from the same roots

Frenchlit de justice all →

bed of justice

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