orangeman

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orangeman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
     1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
     reigning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
     Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
     kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
     Orange, who became William III. of England.
     [1913 Webster]

orangeman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Orangeman
      n 1: a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold
           Protestantism and the British sovereign