Definition of Loyalist. Meaning of Loyalist. Synonyms of Loyalist

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Definition of Loyalist

Loyalist
Loyalist Loy"al*ist, n. A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.

Meaning of Loyalist from wikipedia

- Loyalists were American colonists who sta**** loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often called Tories, Royalists, or King's...
- from Great Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries. Like most unionists, loyalists are attached to the British monarchy, support the continued existence...
- term loyalist characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining within the British Empire. American loyalists included...
- key issue was the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Unionists/loyalists, who were mostly Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within...
- Loyalist College (formally Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology) is an English-language college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Prior to the...
- A Black Loyalist was a person of African descent who sided with the Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. In particular, the term refers to...
- United Empire Loyalists (or simply Loyalists) is an honorific which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec, and Governor-General...
- Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of two parts: the mainland...
- The Loyalist Teaching, or The Loyalist Instructions, is an ancient Egyptian text of the sebayt ('teaching') genre. It survives in part from a stela inscription...
- Loyalist may refer to: Loyalist, a person who supports the British monarchy or the United Kingdom. Loyalist (American Civil War), an individual living...
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