noun
- a person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.
- (sometimes initial capital letter) British. a member of Parliament.
- (initial capital letter) a partisan of the British Parliament in opposition to Charles I.
noun
- an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc
- (sometimes capital) British a Member of Parliament
adjective
- of or relating to a parliament or parliaments
noun
- a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War
adjective
- of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War
n.1640s as a designation of one of the sides in the English Civil War; meaning “one versed in parliamentary procedure” dates from 1834. See parliamentary + -ian.