tetracameralism

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noun

The practice of having four legislative bodies or parliamentary chambers, such as the Medieval Scandinavian deliberative assemblies divided into separate estates for the nobility, clergy, burghers, and peasants.

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Meanings

nountetracameralism (usually uncountable, plural tetracameralisms)

plural tetracameralisms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe practice of having four legislative bodies or parliamentary chambers, such as the Medieval Scandinavian deliberative assemblies divided into separate estates for the nobility, clergy, burghers, and peasants.

Origin

From tetracameral + -ism.

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APA

tetracameralism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracameralism

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetracameralism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracameralism.

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