commonwealthman
commonwealthman noun: someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.
Noun
commonwealthman (plural commonwealthmen)
- Someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.
- Other radicals looked for inspiration to England again – though, interestingly, neither to Voltaire's commercial nor Montesquieu's constitutional paragon, but rather to the seventeenth-century Commonwealthmen.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 222
- Machiavelli had a decisive influence on the English political thinker and commonwealthman James Harrington, who in turn had an enormous impact on Irish patriots such as John Toland, Robert Molesworth and Francis Hutcheson.2008, David Dwan, The Great Community, page 52
Forms of commonwealthman
| plural | commonwealthmen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | commonwealthsman |
| alternative form | commonwealth's-man |
Origin of commonwealthman
From commonwealth + man.
Questions about commonwealthman
- What does commonwealthman mean?
- Commonwealthman means someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.
- What part of speech is commonwealthman?
- Commonwealthman is a noun.
- What is the plural of commonwealthman?
- The plural of commonwealthman is commonwealthmen.
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