NONJUROR


Meaning of NONJUROR in English

/non joor"euhr/ , n.

1. a person who refuses to take a required oath, as of allegiance.

2. ( often cap. ) Eng. Hist. any of the clergymen of the Church of England who in 1689 refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary.

[ 1685-95; NON- + JUROR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .