Parlement - Current Usage

Current Usage

Since in current French language usage, parlement means parliament q.v., as in the English expression Parliament of France, there is confusion about the historical role of the parlements under the Ancien Régime.

Read more about this topic:  Parlement

Famous quotes containing the words current and/or usage:

    “We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of young people to select any option except the one they feel will impinge upon them the least.”
    —Gail Sheehy (b. 1937)

    “...Often the accurate answer to a usage question begins, “It depends.” And what it depends on most often is where you are, who you are, who your listeners or readers are, and what your purpose in speaking or writing is.”
    —Kenneth G. Wilson (b. 1923)