| 单词 | septennial act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSeptennial Act Septennial Act n. now historical an Act of Parliament passed by the British government in 1716, which fixed the maximum length of a parliament at seven years. ΚΠ 1717 D. Defoe Some National Grievances 14 The Septennial Act the Tories declaim against most bitterly, as contrary to all Justice. 1759 T. Smollett Hist. Eng. X. 42 That a bill should be brought in for repealing the septennial act. 2003 D. Stasavage Public Debt & Birth Democratic State 113 Only three out of 145 Tories voted for the Septennial Act in 1716. < as lemmas |
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