antiburghern.
A section of the Secession Church in Scotland (now merged in the United Presbyterian), which held it unscriptural to take the Burgess Oath, and in 1747 separated on this question from the other or ‘Burgher’ section; the two reunited in 1820.
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1753 W. Hutton Calumny Repelled 55 You extoll the leniency of Mr. Gib, and his Antiburgess Presbyters, as you call them.]
1766 J. Brown Hist. Acct. Seceders 67 Meanwhile the Antiburghers to support their cause, persecuted their Burgher brethren with deposition and excommunication.
1815 Scott Guy Mannering II. 174 Troth, sir, I am no free to swear—we aye gaed to the Antiburgher meeting.
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n.1766- give one's hat
- give one's head for the polling
- give one's head for the washing
- give one's honour
- give one's life
- give one's mind to
- give one's mother for a maid
- give one's name to
- give one's right arm to do something
- give one's right arm to for something
- give one's sense
- give one's testimony
- give one's vote
- give one's wind
- give one's word
- give oneself airs
- give oneself ill
- give oneself satisfaction
- give oneself wonder
- give onset
- give open ear
- give or do one to understand
- give or do to understand
- give or get the shaft
- give or make a back