ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)mən, -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n noun
( plural orangemen )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: William III died 1702 king of England and prince of Orange + English man
1. : a member of a secret society organized in the north of Ireland in 1795 to defend the reigning sovereign of Great Britain, to support the Protestant religion, and to maintain the laws of the kingdom
2. : a Protestant Irishman especially of Ulster