tory

An advocate for absolute monarchy and church power; also an Irish vagabond, robber, Or rapparee.

Tory
·adj Of ro pertaining to the Tories. II. Tory ·noun One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
tory
The name of a political party. It originated in Ireland, and is derived from toraigham--to pursue fo...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
whig and tory
Names of political parties. The history of the origin of these names is thus given by Cooke: "Accord...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.