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Word: Whig
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (in Whig (sense 3)): probably a shortening of Scots whiggamore, the nickname of 17th-century Scottish rebels, from whig ‘to drive’ + mare
wɪɡ
a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party.
Short Definition:member of British reforming and constitutional party that sought supremacy of Parliament
a supporter of the American side during the War of American Independence.
Short Definition:supporter of American side during War of American Independence
a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian.
Short Definition:17th-century Scottish Presbyterian
denoting a historian who interprets history as the continuing and inevitable victory of progress over reaction.
Short Definition:denoting historian who interprets history as continuing and inevitable victory of progress over reaction
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