| 单词 | church-and-king man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurch-and-king man church-and-king man n. (also with capital initials) a supporter of the monarchy and of the Church of England; a loyalist; a reactionary. ΚΠ 1792 ‘J. Nott’ Appeal to Inhabitants of Birmingham 40 Let's us join in wishing confusion to those, Who, tho' Church and King men are Englishmen's foes. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 26 A staunch, unflinching Church-and-Kingman. 1973 J. Miller Popery & Politics in Eng. 1660–1688 v. 91 He [sc. Charles II] had to respect the prejudices of his servants and supporters—the ‘church and king’ men, the old Cavaliers, the Tories. 2006 A. Cromartie Constit. Revol. vii. 220 ‘Patriot’ acquired the connotations..that the staunch church-and-king man Dr Johnson would see as the last refuge of a scoundrel. < as lemmas |
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