House of Keys

proper noun

The lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man parliament.

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Meanings

proper nounthe House of Keys
  1. Isle of ManThe lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man parliament.

Origin

Disputed. Possibly from keys (a Latin document from 1417 refers to Claves Mann and Claves Legis: the Keys of Mann and the Keys of Law); possibly from Norse verb kjósa, "to choose"; possibly from the Manx term kiare as feed, "twenty-four", because the House has always had 24 members.

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House of Keys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Keys

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Chicago

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