Whiggamore
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Whiggamore Raid — The Whiggamore Raid (or March of the Whiggamores ) was a march on Edinburgh by supporters of the Kirk party of the Covenanters to take power from the Engagers whose army had recently been defeated by the English New Model Army at the Battle of… … Wikipedia
whiggamore — whig·ga·more … English syllables
whiggamore — ˈ(h)wigəˌmō(ə)r noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: perhaps irregular from obsolete English dialect whig yokel, rustic, perhaps from English whig (I) 1. : a member of a band composed largely of inhabitants of the southwestern part of… … Useful english dictionary
Covenantaire — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Covenant. Monument au Convenanter John Hunter, au Devil s Beef Tub Les Covenantaires formèrent un important mouvement religieux et politique en … Wikipédia en Français
Covenantaires — Covenantaire Pour les articles homonymes, voir Covenant. Monument au Convenanter John Hunter, au Devil s Beef Tub Les Covenantaires formère … Wikipédia en Français
Covenanter — Covenantaire Pour les articles homonymes, voir Covenant. Monument au Convenanter John Hunter, au Devil s Beef Tub Les Covenantaires formère … Wikipédia en Français
whig — [ wig ] n. • 1690; mot angl. 1 ♦ Hist. Au XVIIe s., Partisan du bill d exclusion voté contre le catholique duc d York. 2 ♦ Membre du parti libéral opposé aux torys, aux XVIIIe et XIXe s. Adj. « leurs adversaires whigs » (Madelin) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Politics of the United Kingdom — The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government.… … Wikipedia
Whig — Whig, n. [Said to be from whiggam, a term used in Scotland in driving horses, whiggamore one who drives horses (a term applied to some western Scotchmen), contracted to whig. In 1648, a party of these people marched to Edinburgh to oppose the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tories (political faction) — The Tories were any of a series of political factions that existed in the Kingdom of Great Britain and later the United Kingdom, having its roots in the 17th century. The faction was founded during 1678 in the Kingdom of England, when they… … Wikipedia
