Law's Babble
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE. Lawless Parliament, The. Another name for the Unlearned Parliament (q.v.).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Law's Babble” mean?
See MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE. Lawless Parliament, The. Another name for the Unlearned Parliament (q.v.).
Is “Law's Babble” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.