the first of two parliaments set up by the English king Charles I in 1640 when he needed the legal power of Parliament to raise money for a war against Scotland. When the MPs refused to support the king he dismissed the parliament. It was replaced later in the same year by the Long Parliament .
SHORT PARLIAMENT
Meaning of SHORT PARLIAMENT in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005