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Meaning of "whiggamore" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIGGAMORE

ˈwɪɡəˌmɔː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIGGAMORE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whiggamore is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHIGGAMORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whiggamore Raid

The Whiggamore Raid was a march on Edinburgh by supporters of the Kirk faction of the Covenanters to take power from the Engagers whose army had recently been defeated by the English New Model Army at the Battle of Preston. Whiggamores —a term most likely originating from the Scots for "mare drivers"—became a nickname for the Kirk party who were against the Engagement with King Charles I.

Definition of whiggamore in the English dictionary

The definition of whiggamore in the dictionary is one of a group of 17th-century Scottish insurgents.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHIGGAMORE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIGGAMORE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIGGAMORE

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Synonyms and antonyms of whiggamore in the English dictionary of synonyms

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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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Whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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Whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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whiggamore
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIGGAMORE»

Discover the use of whiggamore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whiggamore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations
Next day, Wednesday 4th October 1648, come certain Dignitaries ofthe Argyle or Whiggamore Party, and escort him honourably into Edinburgh ; ' to the Earl of Murrie's House in the Cannigate' (so, in good Edinburgh Scotch, do the old ...
Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Carlyle, 1871
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Westminster: A Biography: From Earliest Times to the Present
'Whig', was the equally abusive term hurled at exclusionists by supporters of the status quo. It was probably derived from 'Whiggamore', after the 'whiggamore raid ' in 1648 by western Presbyterian supporters of the Scottish National Covenant ...
Robert Shepherd, 2012
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The Life of Oliver Cromwell: With a Selection from His ...
Next day, Wednesday 4th October 1648, come certain Dignitaries of the Argyle or Whiggamore Party, and escort him honourably into Edinburgh ; ' to the Earl of Murrie's House in the Cannigate ' (so, in good Edinburgh Scotch, do the old ...
Thomas Carlyle, 2002
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Blue Springs
Here are some of the variations used, from earliest to latest: Wigholm, Wigholme ( these possibly reflected Viking influence), Whiggam, Whiggamore, Whiggum, Wigham, Wigam, Wygam, Wighoum, Wigum, Wigan, Wighame, Vegum, and there  ...
Wayne McLaughlin, 2012
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Clan, King, and Covenant: History of the Highland Clans from ...
Whiggamore Raid Since the 'Engagement' was supported by much of the nobility and the lesser gentry, as well as by many burgesses and moderate ministers, the defeat at Preston left a vacuum of political power in Scotland. It was filled by an ...
John Leonard Roberts, 2000
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New Labour and Secondary Education, 1994-2010
(Their attack on royalist forces in Edinburgh in the middle years of the seventeenth century was known as “the Whiggamore Raid”). Unlike the majority of Tories, the Whigs represented both the landed aristocracy and the moneyed middle class ...
Clyde Chitty, 2013
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Oliver Cromwell
This time the rising known as the Whiggamore Raid was joined by leading anti- Engagers, the Marquis of Argyll, Lord Leven, and David Leslie and even one of the men who had secured the king's agreement to the Engagement, Lord Loudoun.
Martyn Bennett, 2006
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
adv.Whig ′gishly.—ns.Whig′gism, Whig′gery, Whig′gishness, Whig ′ship, Whigprinciples. [Prob. short for whiggamore.] Whig, hwig,v.i. (Scot.)to jog along. Whig, hwig,n. (prov.) sourwhey, buttermilk. Whiggamore,hwig′amōr, n.originally  ...
Various
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The letters and speeches of Oliver Cromwell with ...
Next day, Wednesday 4th October 1648, come certain Dignitaries of the Argyle or Whiggamore Party, and escort him ... is appointed to keep constant watch at the Gate ;' and all manner of Earls and persons of Whiggamore quality come to visit ...
S.C. Lomas
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Oliver Cromwell
The defeat of Hamilton left the way open to Argyle and that party of the more fanatical clergy whose followers in the strongly Presbyterian West were known as Whiggamore, an appellation from which the later appellation of Whig was derived .
Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIGGAMORE»

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Тори и виги
Это слово является сокращением от Whiggamore, обозначавшим шотландских крестьян-пуритан, участвовавших в народных восстаниях в середине ... «Лаборатория новостей - Красноярск, Apr 10»
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가짜문제: 마녀사냥 프레임
휘그(Whig)란 마부 또는 시골뜨기를 가리키던 스코틀랜드어 휘거모어(whiggamore)에서 나온 말로, 후일 제임스 2세로 왕위에 올랐다가 명예혁명으로 쫓겨나게 될 ... «프레시안뉴스, Mar 09»
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