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Young Englander

Young Englander noun: a member of Young England, a group of neofeudalist 19th-century Tories.

Noun

Young Englander (plural Young Englanders)

  1. (UK, historical) A member of Young England, a group of neofeudalist 19th-century Tories.
    • In a related but more obviously nostalgic way the Young Englanders looked back to an earlier England: Disraeli lamented in his 1845 novel Sybil, or the Two Nations, that “there is no community in England” and proposed the medievalising of the aristocracy as a solution.2015, David Matthews, Medievalism: A Critical History, →ISBN, page 56

Forms of Young Englander

pluralYoung Englanders

Origin of Young Englander

From Young England + -er.

Questions about Young Englander

What does Young Englander mean?
Young Englander means a member of Young England, a group of neofeudalist 19th-century Tories.
What part of speech is Young Englander?
Young Englander is a noun.
What is the plural of Young Englander?
The plural of Young Englander is Young Englanders.

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