Category:Parliamentary

Par`lia*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [cf. F. parlementaire.]

1. Of or pertaining to parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon.

2. Enacted or done by parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir m. Hale.

3. According to the rules and usages of parliament or of deliberative Bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. 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.]