PARLIAMENTARY

Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon.

Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir M. Hale.

According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] -- Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]