Class State - Mibunsei Kokka (English spelling)

Japanese: 身分制国家 - みぶんせいこっか（英語表記）Ständestaat

A form of state in medieval Western Europe during the period when estate assemblies were able to restrict monarchical power. Also called a tribal state, the estates were the various estates that were eligible to attend the estate assemblies. The German states of the 14th and 15th centuries were particularly typical, so this term is often used to refer to them. After the 16th century, monarchical power became stronger, and when the sovereign state system was established, this transitional and dual state form also disappeared.

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Japanese:

西欧中世において身分制議会が君主権を制約できた時期の国家形態。等族国家ともいう
等族とは身分制議会に出席する資格をもつ諸身分のこと。特に14・15世紀のドイツの領邦が典型的なので，この語はドイツの領邦について用いることが多い。16世紀以後，君主権が強まり，やがて主権国家体制が成立すると，この過渡的・二元的な国家形態も消滅した。

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