Tynwald
[tin-wuh ld]
|
noun
the legislature of the Isle of Man, consisting of the lieutenant governor, the council, and the House of Keys.
Origin of Tynwald
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for tynwald
Historical Examples of tynwald
And when they're making you Dempster, you'll back us up in the Tynwald Coort.
The ManxmanHall Caine
We're going up to Tynwald Coort on Tynwald day, two thousand strong.
The ManxmanHall Caine
And when he goes to the Tynwald Coort there, it'll be lockjaw and the measles with some of them.
The ManxmanHall Caine
On the top round of the Tynwald the King sat on a chair and faced to the east.
The Little Manx Nation - 1891Hall Caine
You were on the top of the Tynwald, and there was a great crowd.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Tynwald
noun
Word Origin for Tynwald
C15: from Old Norse thingvollr, from thing assembly + vollr field
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012