Clarendon Code

noun

English history four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration

Word Origin for Clarendon Code

C17: named after the first Earl of Clarendon, who was not, however, a supporter of the code

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