“in parliament”

The following 3 entries include the term in parliament.

king-in-parliament

noun, often capitalized K&P

: the collective legal entity composed of the British monarch and the two houses of parliament acting together that constitutes the supreme legislative authority of the United Kingdom used when the British monarch is a king

queen-in-parliament

noun

: the collective legal entity composed of the British monarch and the two houses of parliament acting together that constitutes the supreme legislative authority of the United Kingdom used when the British monarch is a queen

queens-in-parliament

plural of queen-in-parliament


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