Difference between revisions of "Tory"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_186179" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_186179" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority. </p> <p> (2): (a.) Of ro pertaining to the Tories. </p> <p> (3): (n.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of ro pertaining to the Tories. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80879" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80879" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
(2): ( a.) Of ro pertaining to the Tories.
(3): ( n.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland.
