 The four members of each board were divided by geographical circumscriptions (although the term isn't found before the end of the 15th century).The areas were named Languedoïl, Languedoc, Outre-Seine-and-Yonne, and Nomandy (the latter was created in 1449; the other three were created earlier), with the directors of the "Languedoïl" region typically having an honorific preeminence.By 1484, the number of généralités had increased to 6.