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Declaration of Rights. An instrument submitted to William and Mary, on their being called to the throne, setting forth the fundamental principles of the constitution. The chief items are these: The Crown cannot levy taxes, nor keep a standing army in times of peace; the Members of Parliament are free to utter their thoughts, and a Parliament is to be convened every year; elections are to be free, trial by jury is to be inviolate, and the right of petition is not to be interfered with.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Rift in the Lute (A)
Rig
Rig-Marie
Rigadoon
Rigdum Funnidos
RightFoot
Right Foot Foremost
Right Hand
Right as a Trivet
Right of Way (The)
Rights
Riglet
Rigol
Rigolette
Rigoletto
Rigwoodie
Rile
Rimer
Rimfaxi [Frost-mane]
Rimmon
Rimthursar