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The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

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  1. n. pl. The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
  2. The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
  3. The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, andrepresentatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, insome measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
  4. n. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)