Tory

noun

1. 1

   A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.

2. 2

   One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.

3. 3

   A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

   The latest Tory budget continued the trend begun in 2000 by making further small cuts in family income taxes.

4. 4

   historicalA member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the throne of England in the 17th century.

5. 5

   historicalAn Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.

   Ho! Master Teague, what is your story? / I went to the wood and kill’d a tory; / […] I hunted him in, and I hunted him out, / Three times through the bog, about and about; / When out of a bush I saw his head, / So I fired my gun, and I shot him dead.

6. 6

   historicalA loyal British subject during the American Revolution.

7. 7

   historicalA Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

adjective

1. 1

   Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.

2. 2

   Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

proper noun

1. 1

   A female given name.

2. 2

   A male given name.

proper noun

1. 1

   Variant of Tory IslandEllipsis of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland.

Forms

plural

Tories