A member of an 18th- and 19th-century British political party that was opposed to the Tories.
A supporter of the war against England during the American Revolution.
A 19th-century American political party formed to oppose the Democratic Party and favoring high tariffs and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
[Probably short for Whiggamore, a member of a body of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian rebels.] Whig'ger·y n., Whig'gish adj., Whig'gism n.
[hwig-iz-uh
m, wig-] 