Clarendon Code

British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Clarendon Code

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

Example Sentences

The parliament immediately proceeded to pass the series of narrow and tyrannical measures against the dissenters known as the Clarendon Code.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various