Par`lia*men"ta*ry (?), a. [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.]
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