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Meaning of bed of justice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A special parliamentary session headed by the king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royal edicts could be forcibly registered.

Equivalents

Français lit de justice

Examples

“when [...] he himself announced that the king would hold a Bed of Justice to compel the instant registration of the necessary edicts, the Parliament became more exasperated than ever.”

“D'Argenson was prepared with advice. ‘A bed of justice will suffice, Highness.’”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

bed of nails bed of roses bed pad bed push bed room bed rot