MAGNUM CONCILIUM
\mˈaɡnəm kənsˈɪli͡əm], \mˈaɡnəm kənsˈɪliəm], \m_ˈa_ɡ_n_ə_m k_ə_n_s_ˈɪ_l_iə_m]\
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In old English law. The great council; the general council of the realm; afterwards called "parliament." 1 Bl. Comm. 148; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 62; Spelman. The king's great council of barons and prelates. Spelman; Crabb, Com. Law, 228.
By Henry Campbell Black
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