parliament
n.
c.1300, "consultation; formal conference, assembly," from Old French parlement (11c.), originally "a speaking, talk," from parler "to speak" (see parley, n.); spelling altered c.1400 to conform with Medieval Latin parliamentum.Anglo-Latin parliamentum is attested from early 13c. Specific sense "representative assembly of England or Ireland" emerged by mid-14c. from general meaning "a conference of the secular and/or ecclesiastical aristocracy summoned by a monarch."
〔李〕[parlia =to speak讲话；-ment ⇒ “the means of speaking about the state affairs议论国家大事之手段”→] n. supreme law-making assembly of a country议会
〔李〕[parl;-ia-;-mentn.] n.议会 ←parl (F parley)=to speak 说
〔蒋〕[parl说，谈→议论→商议商谈→会议，-ia-，-ment名词后缀] 议会，国会