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Orangeman
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Or·ange·man  (ôrnj-mn, r-)
n.
1. A member of a secret society founded in Northern Ireland in 1795 to maintain the political and religious ascendancy of Protestantism.
2. A Protestant Irishman.
[After William, Prince of Orange, later King William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland.]
Orangeman [ˈɒrɪndʒmən]
n pl -men
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution. Orange Lodges have since spread to many parts of the former British Empire
[after William, prince of Orange (king of England as William III)]
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Noun1.Orangeman - a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
Association of Orangemen, Orange Order - a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
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