Bayonet Constitution

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

the Bayonet Constitution

  1. (historical) The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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