adj of ro pertaining to the tories.
2. tory ·noun one who, in the time of the revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of great britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown.
3. tory ·noun a member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the whig, and is now called the liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.