† Parliament Christmasn.Obsolete an opprobrious name for Christmas as dated according to the Gregorian calendar (introduced by the British Parliament in 1751).
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Parliament Christmas1837
1837 R. SoutheyDoctor IV. 71 There were people..who refused to keep what they called Parliament Christmas.