单词 | rumpship |
释义 | † Rumpshipn. Obsolete. The state or condition of being a member of the Rump Parliament (frequently used as a mock title); the rule of the Rump Parliament. See Rump Parliament n. at rump n.1 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > a particular English or British parliament > specific > member of specific parliament > collectively Rumpship1660 1660 R. Wild Iter Boreale 15 Well, let it be Your Rumpship wants a scowring too (thinks He). 1663 J. Heath Hist. Cromwell ix. 14 Cromwell..sent Major General Harrison on the 20th. of Aprill, 1653. to out their Rump-ships. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxxii. 292 Protectorship, and Rumpship did prevail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1660 |
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