单词 | general court |
释义 | > as lemmasgeneral court 14. An assembly or meeting of the qualified members of a company or corporation ( general court) or of the managing board or council thereof ( court of assistants, court of committees, court of directors, court of governors, according to the style of these in different corporations); also, the qualified members or board collectively. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > of a company or corporation common hall1478 court1527 brotherhood1683 1527 Minute-book of the Mercers' Company (London) The Courte of our Compeny holden the 5th day of March 1456. 1555 in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 295 The Gouernour, Consuls, Assistants and whole company assembled this day in open court. 1556 Minute-bk. Grocers' Co., London (heading) Courte of Assistaunts. 1600 Charter E. Ind. Co. 31 Dec. At any of their publick Assemblies, commonly called their General Court, holden for the said Company. 1608 (title) Letter from the factors at Bantam to the Court of Committees of the East India Company, 4th Dec. 1619–20 Order & Constit. Virginia 4 Rule 14 The Treasurer and the Counseil, or the Court, haue power to admit any into this Society. 1619–20 Order & Constit. Virginia 4 Rule 18 It shall not be counted a Court of Comitties, vnless the Treasurer or Deputie with sixe Comitties be present. 1628 Charter of Chas. I to Mattachusetts Bay Co. The said governor, deputy governor, and assistants of the said company..shall or may..assemble and hold and keep a court or assembly of themselves for the better ordering and directing of their affairs. 1661 Charter of Chas. II to E. Ind. Co. 3 At any public Assembly commonly called the Court General, holden for the said Company. 1694 Charter Bank of Eng. in Penny Cycl. III. 380/1 That thirteen or more of the said governors and directors..shall constitute a Court of Directors. 1713 London Gaz. No. 5097/1 The Sovereign, Recorder, Burgesses, Freemen, and Commonalty of Your Majesty's..Corporation of Kinsale, assembled at a Court of Deer-hundred. 1722 Act Incorp. Guy's Hosp. 15 Subject to the approbation or disallowance of a General Court or Assembly of such intended Corporation. 1726 Craftsman No. 5 (1727) 43 This day was held here [i.e. at the East India House] a general Court of the United Company of Merchants of England. 1829 J. B. Heath Some Acct. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1869) p. vii The Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. 1833 Act renewing Charter of Bank of Eng. in Penny Cycl. III. 383/1 A general Court of Proprietors of the Bank shall be held. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 118/1 The senior law-officers of the city have seats in the court [of Common Council], but have no vote... The sheriffs attend the lord-mayor on state occasions and at every court of aldermen. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 119/1 Certain senior members of the livery, who form what is commonly called ‘The Court of Assistants.’ 1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 43 There are eighteen directors of the East-India Company, ten or more of whom constitute a ‘court’. General Court 15. General Court: the designation of the legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as Colonies and as States of the American Union.The former is the continuation of the ‘general court’ of the Massachusetts Bay Company, in preceding sense. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > courts in U.S. General Court1628 county court1639 praetorial1639 precinct court1669 supreme bench1767 Supreme Court1787 justice court1793 oyer and terminer1840 circuit-court1843 chancery1850 1628 Charter of Chas. I to Mattachusetts Bay Co. Held and kept by the governor, or deputy governor of the said company, and seven or more of the said assistants..which four general assemblies shall be styled and called the four great and general courts of the said company. 1662 Massach. Colony Laws c. 108 (1814) 211 It is ordered by this court and the authority thereof, that, etc. 1691 Massach. Province Charter (1814) 8 Which said great and general court or assembly shall consist of the governor and council or assistants for the time being; and of such freeholders of our said province or territory as shall be..elected or deputed by the..inhabitants of the respective towns or places. 1726 Explan. Charter of Geo. I The representatives..shall..elect a fit person out of the said representatives to be speaker of the house of representatives in such general court. 1776 Massach. Prov. Laws 10 Geo. III, c. 328 An act providing for a more equal representation in the General Court. 1777 Massach. Prov. Laws (10 Geo. III, c. 335, 1 Ind) (1814) 701 Whereas the King of Great Britain hath abdicated the government of this and the other United States of America, by putting them out of his protection, and unjustly levying war against them..Be it therefore enacted by the council and house of representatives in general court assembled, and by the authority of the same, that, etc. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) at Court In New England this word is applied to a legislative body composed of a House of Representatives and a Senate; as the General Court of Massachusetts. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 24 The Court of Massachusetts ordered, in 1649 [etc.]. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xxxvii. 24 The general court receives power to establish judicatories. < as lemmas |
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