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1. addresser, n. View full entry 1643
...Polit. A person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition (cf. address2c); spec. any of those who in 1680 presented addresses in support...
2. addressor, n. View full entry 1658
...Polit. = addresser1. hist. in later use....
3. adjutator, n. View full entry 1647
...A person empowered to act on behalf of others; spec. each of the delegates chosen to represent the private soldiers of some units of the Parliamentary army during the English...
4. administrative, adj. and n. View full entry 1651
...Of, relating to, or concerned with administration (in various senses); (in later use esp.) relating to or required for the running of a business, organization, etc....
5. agitator, n. View full entry 1623
...Astron. A constellation (prob. Auriga). Obs.rare....
6. † amˈbassadrice, n. View full entry 1687
...An ambassador's wife....
7. † amˈbassatrice, n. View full entry a1641
...An early variant of ambassadrice...
8. † amˈbassatrix, n. View full entry 1638
...= ambassatrice...
9. anarch, n. and adj. View full entry 1667
...An author of anarchy; a leader of revolt....
10. anarchism, n. View full entry 1642
...The principles or practice of anarchy, or anarchists....
11. anarchist, n. View full entry 1678
...One who admits of no ruling power; an advocate or promoter of anarchy; one who upsets settled order....
12. Anglicism, n. View full entry 1642
...A characteristically English word, phrase, or idiom, esp. one introduced into a sentence in another language....
13. Anglo-Irish, n. and adj. View full entry 1627
...= Hiberno-English2....
14. † anti-Birmingham | anti-Bromingham, n. View full entry 1681
...An anti-Whig, a Tory; a nickname given to opponents of the Exclusion Bill in 1680; its supporters, who claimed to be ‘true Protestants,’ being ironically nicknamed by the Tories, ‘Birmingham...
15. antimoˈnarchic, adj. View full entry 1660
...= antimonarchical...
16. antimonarchical, adj. View full entry 1646
...Opposed to monarchy....
17. antimoˈnarchically, adv. View full entry 1659
...In an antimonarchical way or direction....
18. antimonarchist, n. View full entry a1672
...A professed opponent of monarchs and monarchy....
19. antiˈmonarchy, n. View full entry 1648
...Opposition to monarchy....
20. † antiparliaˈmental, adj. View full entry 1643
...Opposed to (the Long) Parliament....
