Brownist
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of Brownist
C16: named after Robert Browne (?1550–1633), English Puritan
Example Sentences
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He had posed as an emissary from the Dutch brethren, son of an exiled Brownist, and for the first time in his life had found his regicide great-grandfather useful.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
An't be any way, it must be with valour, for policy I hate; I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician.
From Twelfth Night; or What You Will by William Shakespeare
They were careful to distinguish themselves from the Brownist and other Separatists.
From The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Egerton Ryerson
"I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician," said the folly of Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the wisdom of Shakespeare.
From Milton by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
An't be any way, it must be with valour; for Policy I hate: I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician.
From Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner
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