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Definition rump in British English

rump noun

[countable] noun
/rʌmp/
1

the part of an animal's body above its back legs

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2

a small part of a company, a group of people, or a country that remains when the rest of it has left or has been removed

Example

Only a small rump of the Communist party remained.

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3

your bottom

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Definition rump in British English