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Rump Parliament: Meaning and Definition of
Rump' Par"liament
Pronunciation: [key]
— Eng. Hist. Eng. Hist.
- the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.
