( n. )
One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
( n. )
One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012