Rome rule

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Rome +‎ home rule.

Noun

Rome rule (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, chiefly historical) The control of an autonomous or independent Ireland by the Pope and the Catholic Church, as claimed by Protestant unionists.
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