parliamentary
/ˌpɑːləˈmentəi/pahr-luh-MEN-tur-ee
/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛntɚi/pahr-luh-MEN-tur-ee
Meaningrelating to parliament
Common meaning: of or used by a parliament
- parliamenta speaking, a talkSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 422 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Late Latinparliamentumsource
- Frenchparlementsource
- Middle Englishparlementsource
- Englishparliament‘a lawmaking assembly’
- Englishformed in English from parliamentparliamentary‘of or used by a parliament’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from parliament + -ary.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PARLIAMENT, p.422 · scan
Source words
- parliamentum Late Latin · source word “a speaking, a talk”
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