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Yorkists

Yorkists is the plural of Yorkist.

Meaning of Yorkist

Noun

Yorkist (plural Yorkists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of the House of York.
    • But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 286

Questions about Yorkists

What is Yorkists the plural of?
Yorkists is the plural of Yorkist.

Words near Yorkists in the dictionary

  1. yorkipoo
  2. yorkipoos
  3. Yorkish
  4. Yorkism
  5. Yorkist
  6. Yorkists
  7. Yorklea
  8. yorks
  9. Yorkshire
  10. Yorkshire assimilation
  11. Yorkshire caviar

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