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Cromwellian

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Crom·well  (krmwl, -wl, krm-), Oliver 1599-1658.
English military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator. His son Richard (1626-1712) succeeded him briefly as lord protector (1658-1659) before the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II.
Crom·welli·an adj.
Cromwell, Thomas. Earl of Essex. 1485?-1540.
English politician who proposed the legislation that established the monarch as head of the established church (1534).
Cromwellian [krɒmˈwɛlɪən]
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to Oliver Cromwell, the English general (1599-1658)
n
(Historical Terms) a follower or admirer of Oliver Cromwell
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Adj.1.Cromwellian - of or relating to or in the manner of Oliver Cromwell
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Now lumbering into the lists comes the New Model Five-Jog Knight--no, not some odd-gaited Cromwellian cavalryman, but a new, improved, larger, shinier and more complete version of the vanquished old Five-Jog Knight (who now, in the newcomer's brilliance, seems a knight light indeed).
The New Model Five-Jog Knight by Puder, Jim / Word Ways
Yet the politically correct brigade are behaving like a bunch of Cromwellians, cracking down on any signs of laughter" - Actor Christopher Biggins (pictured).
They say; On the web by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The departures and returns were tied in with domestic politics: the Laudian period saw more departures; the Cromwellian period saw more returns.
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