Williamite
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Williamite (plural Williamites)
- (historical) A follower of King William III of England who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:Episode 12, The Cyclops
- We fought for the royal Stuarts that reneged us against the Williamites and they betrayed us.
Translations edit
a follower of King William III of England
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