antiburgher

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antiburgher - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antiburgher \An`ti*burgh"er\ (-b[^u]rg"[~e]r), n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it
     improper to take the Burgess oath.
     [1913 Webster]