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antiburgher

antiburgher noun: a member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.

Noun

antiburgher (plural antiburghers)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.

Forms of antiburgher

pluralantiburghers

Origin of antiburgher

From anti- + burgher.

Questions about antiburgher

What does antiburgher mean?
Antiburgher means a member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
What part of speech is antiburgher?
Antiburgher is a noun.
What is the plural of antiburgher?
The plural of antiburgher is antiburghers.

Words near antiburgher in the dictionary

  1. antibuoyancy
  2. antibureaucracy
  3. antibureaucrat
  4. antibureaucratic
  5. antibureaucrats
  6. antiburgher
  7. antiburghers
  8. antiburglar
  9. antiburglary
  10. antibuser
  11. antibusers

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