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“parliament” in Latin
parlāmentumsynonym of sermo, discussion; synonym of colloquium, conference, meeting; synonym of senatus or curia (“parliament, counsuprēmushighest; (denoting a part from a bigger whole) the highest part of, the top ofconvocōto assemble, convene, convoke, summon, call togetherlēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
parliament
*senatus Britannicus: consilium publicum (Doer.); comitia regni (Schneider); parlamentum (in Latin of the Middle Ages): the Upper (Lower) House of Parliament, suprema (inferior) regni curia (Schneider): both Houses of Parliament, uterque regni senatus (id.): to convene Parliament, consilium regni advocare, convocare: act of Parliament, senatus consultum; lex (Bau.): House of Parliament, *regni curia; *senatūs populique conveniendi locus: member of Parliament, *supremae curiae regni senator, *senator Britannicus (Schneider, of the Upper House): *unus ex evocatis regni; *qui lectus est in populum regni; *qui ascriptus est ordinum conventui (of the Lower House).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for parliament?
- The usual Latin words for “parliament” are parlāmentum, suprēmus, convocō; also lēx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.