The Puritans in the reign of Mary, driven from their homes, sought an asylum in Geneva, where they found a state without a king, and a church without a bishop. See under Nascent. See Secretary, n. , 3. It has been a question as to what rights have been vested in the general government. See under Ecclesiastical.
State is the generic term, and denotes in general the mode in which a thing stands or exists.
I do not, brother, Infer as if I thought my sister's state Secure without all doubt or controversy. We hoped to enjoy with ease what, in our situation , might be called the luxuries of life. Who calls the council, states the certain day. To assume state or dignity. Rarely dressed up, and taught to state it .