Oliverian
English
Etymology
Oliver + -ian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪˈvɪəɹiən/
Noun
Oliverian (plural Oliverians)
- (historical) A supporter of Oliver Cromwell.
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
- Colonel Ludlow, an old Oliverian, and one of King Charles the First his Judges
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Synonyms
- Cromwellian
References
- Oliverian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- varioline