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coward's castle

coward's castle noun: parliament, wherein parliamentary privilege offers the protection from law suits to lawmakers and parliamentarians.

Noun

coward's castle

  1. Parliament, wherein parliamentary privilege offers the protection from law suits to lawmakers and parliamentarians.
  2. Any place or position where someone can hide or seek refuge.
    • Ida was looking for that coward's castle of hers on the far horizon.1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 276

Questions about coward's castle

What does coward's castle mean?
Coward's castle means parliament, wherein parliamentary privilege offers the protection from law suits to lawmakers and parliamentarians.
What part of speech is coward's castle?
Coward's castle is a noun.

Words near coward's castle in the dictionary

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  9. cowarded
  10. cowardes
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