Tory (ˈtɔːrɪ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada |
| 2. | a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679--80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s |
| 3. | Compare Whig an American supporter of the British cause; loyalist |
| 4. | (sometimes not capital) an ultraconservative or reactionary |
| 5. | (in the 17th century) an Irish Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw who preyed upon English settlers |
| —adj | |
| 6. | of, characteristic of, or relating to Tories |
| 7. | (sometimes not capital) ultraconservative or reactionary |
| [C17: from Irish tōraidhe outlaw, from Middle Irish tōir pursuit] | |
| 'Toryish | |
| —adj | |
| 'Toryism | |
| —n | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |