SINCE 1828
queen-in-parliament
noun
variants:
or
Queen-in-Parliament
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plural queens-in-parliament
or Queens-in-Parliament
Definition of queen-in-parliament
: the collective legal entity composed of the British monarch and the two houses of parliament acting together that constitutes the supreme legislative authority of the United Kingdom —used when the British monarch is a queen
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