[par.lia.men.ta.ry] adj (1616) 1 a: of or relating to a parliament b: enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament
2: of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War
3: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
4: of or relating to members of a parliament
5: of or according to parliamentary law "~ procedure"