noun
Etymology: from Green Tables, nickname of the Committee of the Covenanting Government that ruled Scotland 1638-41; from the green cloth that covered the table where they transacted business
: council board
noun
Etymology: from Green Tables, nickname of the Committee of the Covenanting Government that ruled Scotland 1638-41; from the green cloth that covered the table where they transacted business
: council board
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012