Orangeman

[ɔrin'dʒmәn]

解释:

(noun.) a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign.

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解释:

(n.) One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the regning 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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解释:

n. a member of a society instituted in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism or the cause of William of Orange—a secret society since its formal suppression in 1835 after a protracted parliamentary inquiry.—adj. Or′ange.—n. Or′angeism.

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