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parliamentary

English

Etymology

parliament +? -ary

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??l??m?nt(?)?i/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?p??l??m?nt??i/
  • Rhymes: -?nt??i

Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
    Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
  2. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
    Britain is a parliamentary democracy.
  3. (Britain, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.

Derived terms

  • parliamentary train

Translations

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

  1. (Britain, historical) A parliamentary train.

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cathead

English

Etymology

cat +? head?

Noun

cathead (plural catheads)

  1. (nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing.
  2. Similar rigging on the outside of a building.

Alternative forms

  • cat-head

Related terms

  • cathead biscuit

Translations

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