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Dictionary: To·ry (tôr'ē, tōr'ē
n., pl., -ries.
A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.
A member of a Conservative Party, as in Canada.
An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist.
often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.
[Irish Gaelic tóraidhe, robber, from Old Irish tóir, pursuit.]
Tory: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
n., pl., -ries.
A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.
A member of a Conservative Party, as in Canada.
An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist.
often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.
[Irish Gaelic tóraidhe, robber, from Old Irish tóir, pursuit.]
Tory: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com