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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Bed of justice. See
bed .
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- noun French history A special parliamentary session headed by the
king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royaledicts could be forcibly registered.
Etymologies
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From French lit de justice. Compare earlier bed of justice.
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