<P> Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies, e.g. mediaeval parlements . </P> <P> The English term is derived from Anglo - Norman and dates to the 14th century, coming from the 11th century Old French parlement, from parler, meaning "to talk". The meaning evolved over time, originally referring to any discussion, conversation, or negotiation through various kinds of deliberative or judicial groups, often summoned by a monarch . By the 15th century, in Britain, it had come to specifically mean the legislature . </P> <P> According to the UNESCO, the Decreta of Leon of 1188, of the Kingdom of Leon, Spain, is the oldest documentary manifestation of the European parliamentary system . </P> <P> Various parliaments are claimed to be the oldest in the world, under varying definitions . However, they all historically trace their origins back to the Viking expansion originating from the Petty kingdoms of Norway as well as Denmark, replicating Viking government systems in the conquered territories, such as those represented by the Gulating near Bergen in western Norway . </P>

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