Brewer's: Barebone Parliament

(The). The Parliament convened by Cromwell in 1653; so called from Praise-God Barebone, a fanatical leader, who was a prominent member.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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