English Explanatory Dictionary

Bayonet Constitution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Word forms

Bayonet Constitution the Bayonet Constitution

Etymology

So called for the use of intimidation by an armed militia to force the king to sign.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary