nonjuror

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non·ju·ror

N0141600 (nŏn-jo͝or′ər, -ôr′)n.1. One who refuses to take an oath, as of allegiance.2. Nonjuror A beneficed Anglican clergyman who refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary and their successors after the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
[non- + juror, one who takes an oath (obsolete).]
non·jur′ing adj.

nonjuror

(ˌnɒnˈdʒʊərə) na person who refuses to take an oath, as of allegiance

Nonjuror

(ˌnɒnˈdʒʊərə) n (Historical Terms) any of a group of clergy in England and Scotland who declined to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary in 1689

non•ju•ror

(nɒnˈdʒʊər ər)

n. 1. a person who refuses to take a required oath, as of allegiance. 2. (often cap.) a clergyman of the Church of England who refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary in 1689.