(Scotland, historical) A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.

plural of parliamentary train

(rail transport, UK, chiefly historical) Originally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than one penny a mile, on every railway line in the country. Presently the term is used for passenger trains that serve a line or station only once a day or week to avoid the cost of applying for closure.

Alternative form of antiparliamentarianism

Alternative form of nonparliamentary

plural of parliamentary monarchy

A republic in which the president has no executive power and is is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature

plural of parliamentary republic

A monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature