Mother of Parliaments
noun
(Originally) England; (later) the British Parliament.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Bright (1811–1889), politician.
- rattlesnake root
- rattlesnake's master
- rattlesnake weed
- rattlesome
- rattle someone's cage (or chain)
- rattle something off
- rattletrap
- rattle-watch
- rattleweed
- rattlewort
- rattling
- rattling cove
- rattling mumper
- rattly
- ratton
- ratton creeak
- rat trap
- rat-trap bond
- rat-trap cheese
- ratty
- ratu
- Ratz
- rauchwacke
- raucity
- raucous