ORANGEMAN


Meaning of ORANGEMAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' är-inj-m ə n, ' är(- ə )nj-, ' o ̇ r-inj-, ' o ̇ r(- ə )nj-

Function: noun

Etymology: William III of England, prince of Orange

Date: 1796

1 : a member of a secret society organized in the north of Ireland in 1795 to defend the British sovereign and to support the Protestant religion

2 : a Protestant Irishman especially of Ulster

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.