House of Keys

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

the House of Keys

1. (Isle of Man) The lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man parliament.

Translations

lower house of Tynwald

• Manx: Yn Kiare as Feed