Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the three estates named above.
4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts. Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to careen by shifting her cargo or ballast. — Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or shutter to swing back flat against the wall. — Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and Rump.
PARLIAMENTAL
Par`lia*men"tal, a.
Defn: Parliamentary. [Obs.]
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood.
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, n.
1. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King
Charles I. Walpole.
2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian.