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orangeman
(encz) | Orangeman, |
Orangeman
(gcide) | Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
reigning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
Orange, who became William III. of England.
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orangeman
(wn) | Orangeman
n 1: a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold
Protestantism and the British sovereign |
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Orangeman
(gcide) | Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
reigning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
Orange, who became William III. of England.
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