WHARNCLIFFE MEETING


Meaning of WHARNCLIFFE MEETING in English

|(h)wȯ(r)nˌklif- noun

Usage: usually capitalized W

Etymology: after Edward Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe died 1899 British railway chairman

: a meeting of the proprietors or members of a British company convened as required by a standing order of parliament to approve a bill to be presented to parliament conferring powers on the company

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