rump parliament

rump par·lia·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhmp pahr-luh-muh nt or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
- /rʌmp ˈpɑr lə mənt or, sometimes, ˈpɑrl yə-/
- /rʌmp ˈpɑːləmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhmp pahr-luh-muh nt or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
- /rʌmp ˈpɑr lə mənt or, sometimes, ˈpɑrl yə-/

Definitions of rump parliament words

noun rump parliament the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60. 1
noun rump parliament the remainder of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge. It sat from 1648–53 0
noun rump parliament the part of the Long Parliament remaining after the purge of 1648 until disbanded by Cromwell in 1653 0
noun rump parliament the same body recalled in 1659 and disbanded in 1660 0

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