Tory
The origin and history of Tory.
Etymology
From Irish tóraí, "pursuer" or "outlaw," originally used as an insult for Irish bandits before becoming, from the 1680s, the name of the British political faction that evolved into the Conservative Party.
Class of 1680
Tory first entered the language around 1680. Other words from the same year:
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