sb. pl. ? Obs. [L., neut. pl. of ūniversālis: see prec.] An official letter or proclamation issued by one in authority to all the states or nobles of Poland, esp. one convening the national diet. Also erron. as sing. (quot. 1772).
1708. Lond. Gaz., No. 4429/7. The Grand General has … publish’d his Universalia, to exhort the Confederate Estates to continue firm in their Adherence to each other.
1763. Brit. Mag., IV. 551. The Primate … dispatches his universalia to the several provinces.
1772. Hartford Merc., Suppl. 18 Sept., 4/1. General Haddick is going to publish an Universalia.
