n. [ LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L. pallium a mantle. See Pall the garment. ] A dress; a robe. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr. parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See Parley. ] 1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But first they held their parliament. Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

They made request that it might be lawful for them to summon a parliament of Gauls. Golding. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the three estates named above. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Parliamentary. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a parliamentary manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. parlementaire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [ Eng. ] --
Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]