nonjuring
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Nonjuring — Non*ju ring, a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See {Jury}.] Not swearing allegiance; applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonjuring — index recusant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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nonjuring — adjective Etymology: non + Latin jurare to swear more at jury Date: 1691 not swearing allegiance used especially of a member of a party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary or to their successors … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonjuring — adjective Describing the bishops, clergy and congregations that refused to swear allegiance to … Wiktionary
nonjuring — non·ju·ring … English syllables
nonjuring — (ˈ)nän|ju̇riŋ, rēŋ adjective Etymology: non (I) + Latin jurare to swear + English ing : not swearing allegiance used especially of a member of a party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary or to their successors * * … Useful english dictionary
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