The position of being the longest-serving member of the House of Commons; the fact of being Father of the House (see father, n. phrases 6). Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > oldest member > position of (2) fatherhood1899 The position of being the longest-serving member of the House of Commons; the fact of being Father of the House (see father, n. phrases 6). Obsolete. fathership1901 The fact or position of being the longest serving (or sometimes oldest) member of a society or institution; spec. the fact of being Father of the… |
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