Orangeman
[ awr-inj-muhn, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ɪndʒ mən, ˈɒr- /
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noun, plural Or·ange·men.
a member of a secret society formed in the north of Ireland in 1795, having as its object the maintenance and political ascendancy of Protestantism.
a Protestant of Northern Ireland.
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Orangeman
/ (ˈɒrɪndʒmən) /
noun plural -men
a member of a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution. Orange Lodges have since spread to many parts of the former British Empire
Word Origin for Orangeman
C18: after William, prince of Orange (king of England as William III)
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