Tory

[ tawr-ee, tohr-ee ]

/ ˈtɔr i, ˈtoʊr i /

noun, plural To·ries, for 1–5.

a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.

a member of a political party in Great Britain from the late 17th century to about 1832 that favored royal authority over Parliament and the preservation of the existing social and political order: succeeded by the Conservative party.

(often lowercase) an advocate of conservative principles; one opposed to reform or radicalism.

a person who supported the British cause in the American Revolution; a loyalist.

(in the 17th century) a dispossessed Irishman who resorted to banditry, especially after the invasion of Oliver Cromwell and suppression of the royalist cause (1649–52).

a male or female given name.

adjective

of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Tories.

being a Tory.

(sometimes lowercase) opposed to reform or radicalism; conservative.

Origin of Tory

1640–50; < Irish *tóraighe outlaw, bandit, derivative of tóir chase, pursuit

Definition for tory (2 of 3)

-tory ¹

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally adjectival derivatives of agent nouns ending in -tor (predatory); also forming adjectival derivatives directly from verbs (obligatory; transitory).

Origin of -tory

< Latin -tōrius, equivalent to -tōr- -tor + -ius adj. suffix

Definition for tory (3 of 3)

-tory ²

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, usually derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tor or directly from verbs, denoting a place or object appropriate for the activity of the verb: dormitory; repository.

Origin of -tory

< Latin -tōrium, noun use of neuter of -tōrius -tory¹

Example sentences from the Web for tory

The map is mostly blue for Tory, after the last national election, when the Conservatives gained.

An Independent Scotland Will Hurt Labour |Michael Tomasky |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Of the 59 MPs elected to represent Scotland in the current U.K. Parliament, only one is a Tory.

Anarchy for the U.K.? British Leaders Panicking Over Scottish Vote for Independence |Nico Hines |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“A Tory minister stepped out of the shadows to confront me,” Danczuk wrote in The Guardian.

Alleged U.K. Parliamentary Pedophile Ring Hushed Up for Decades |Nico Hines |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In return, the political establishment, be it Labour or Tory, has only asked for more.

Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy |Michael Weiss |March 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

When Diana called for an international ban, seven months before she died, a Tory minister accused her of being a "loose cannon".

PRINCE HARRY LANDING IN WASHINGTON TODAY!!! |Tom Sykes |May 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What have you to do with that young Tory, if it is true that you come from Ethan Allen?

Corporal 'Lige's Recruit |James Otis
Oh, but he would be a great accession to the Tory party, and a civil word from you would secure him for ever.

Collections and Recollections |George William Erskine Russell
He had no fear whatever of his Tory neighbors, and would have scoffed at the idea of their trying to do him injury.

The Dare Boys of 1776 |Stephen Angus Cox
Action pointing in this direction was taken in 1889 and 1901 on the advice of Tory ministers.

A. W. Kinglake |W. Tuckwell
I presume that he is what would be generally called a Liberal; at least it is simply impossible that he could be a Tory.

Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches |Justin McCarthy

British Dictionary definitions for tory

Tory

/ (ˈtɔːrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada

a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s

an American supporter of the British cause; loyalist Compare Whig

(sometimes not capital) an ultraconservative or reactionary

(in the 17th century) an Irish Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw who preyed upon English settlers

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to Tories

(sometimes not capital) ultraconservative or reactionary

Derived forms of Tory

Toryish, adjective Toryism, noun

Word Origin for Tory

C17: from Irish tōraidhe outlaw, from Middle Irish tōir pursuit

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Tory

noun, plural To·ries, for 1–5.

adjective

Origin of Tory

Definition for tory (2 of 3)

Origin of -tory

Definition for tory (3 of 3)

Origin of -tory

Example sentences from the Web for tory

British Dictionary definitions for tory

noun plural -ries

adjective

Derived forms of Tory

Word Origin for Tory

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Tory

noun, plural To·ries, for 1–5.

adjective

Origin of Tory

Definition for tory (2 of 3)

Origin of -tory

Definition for tory (3 of 3)

Origin of -tory

Words related to tory

Example sentences from the Web for tory

British Dictionary definitions for tory

noun plural -ries

adjective

Derived forms of Tory

Word Origin for Tory