Whig word meaning and definition
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[noun] a supporter of the American Revolution
[noun] urged social reform in 19th century England
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\Whig\, n. [Said to be from whiggam, a term used in Scotland in driving horses, whiggamore one who drives horses (a term applied to some western Scotchmen), contracted to whig. In 1648, a party of these people marched to Edinburgh to oppose the king and the duke of Hamilton (the Whiggamore raid), and hence the name of Whig was given to the party opposed to the court. Cf. Scot. whig to go quickly.] 1. (Eng. Politics) One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics. See the note under {Tory}. 2. (Amer. Hist.)
(a) A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to {Tory}, and {Royalist}.
(b) One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
\Whig\, a. Of or pertaining to the Whigs.
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Let's analyse "whig" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: GIHW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]
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whig: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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