n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pär-l ə - ˌ men- ' ter- ē - ə n, -m ə n- also ˌ pärl-y ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1644
1 often capitalized : an adherent of the parliament in opposition to the king during the English Civil War
2 : an expert in the rules and usages of a deliberative assembly (as a parliament)
3 : a member of a parliament