Look up: Parlement

1. Parlement
   the supreme court under the ancien régime in France. It developed out of the Curia Regis (King`s Court), in which the early kings of the Capetian ... [12 related articles]
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2. parlement
   parlement (pär'lumunt, Fr. pärlumäN') , in French history, the chief judicial body under the ancien régime. The parlement consisted of a number of separate chambers: the central pleading chamber, called the Grand-Chambre; the Chambre des Requêtes (to deal with peti...
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3. Parlement
   :This article is about the French Ancien Régime institution. For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution, see French Parliament. For the general governmental concept, see Parlement.ogg-->) were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France. The political institutions...
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