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== 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> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80879" /> == | |||
<p> The old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland. </p> | <p> The old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_186179"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/tory Tory from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80879"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tory Tory from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80879"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tory Tory from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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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.
