nonjuring

non·ju·ror

 (nŏn-jo͝or′ər, -ôr′)

n.

1. One who refuses to take an oath, as of allegiance.

2. Nonjuror A beneficed Anglican clergyman who refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary and their successors after the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

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[non- + juror, one who takes an oath (obsolete).]

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non·jur′ing adj.

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nonjuring

(nɒnˈdʒʊərɪŋ)

adj

(Ecclesiastical Terms) ecclesiast (of a clergyman, etc) refusing the oath of allegiance

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