Rump Parliament

American  

noun

English History.

1. the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.

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Rump Parliament British  

noun

1. English history the remainder of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge. It sat from 1648–53

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Example Sentences

The so-called Rump Parliament sat in almost continual session, refused to stand for re-election and sought to strip Cromwell of his position as commander-in-chief.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2015

There seems to be a reference to that fact in the close of his fine letter to the Rump Parliament.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

All that was left of the bird was its torso, which stuck to its perch like the very Rump Parliament, which these pretenders to the crown would so fain have dissolved.

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul

He sat in Richard Cromwell's parliament for Dublin city, and endeavoured to take his seat in the restored Rump Parliament of 1659.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

They did not number sixty; they became the mere tool of the Parliamentary or People's army and were called in derision the "Rump Parliament."

From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)