dietinen.
/ˈdʌɪətiːn/ A subordinate diet; (Polish History) a provincial diet which elected deputies for the national diet; called in Polish sejmik.
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1669 London Gaz. No. 412/1 The King has given Power to the Dietine [printed -ive] of Cracovie to Assemble themselves within 4 Leagues of this place.
1753 Scots Mag. Jan. 3/1 The nuncios of a general diet of Poland were chosen in August last, when disputes ran very high in some dietines.
1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 245 The dietine of Lenczy was still more unruly, for there more than thirty of the Members were cut to pieces.
1800 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 8 599 This order is governed by a descending oligarchy, the over-ruling synod or diet deputing assessors to the subordinate synods or dietines.
1887 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. V. xx. 545 All the Dietines ratified the new Constitution.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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