Tory

Etymology 1
From, from. The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler ("Earl of Ormond") to a Colonel O' Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways.

Noun

 * 1)  A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
 * 2)  One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
 * 3)  A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
 * 4)  A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century.
 * 5)  An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
 * 6)  A loyal British subject during the American Revolution.
 * 7)  A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
 * 1)  A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century.
 * 2)  An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
 * 3)  A loyal British subject during the American Revolution.
 * 4)  A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
 * 1)  A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
 * 1)  A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
 * 1)  A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 保守黨員
 * French: Tory
 * Georgian: ტორი
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: Tóraí
 * Japanese: トーリー, 保守党員
 * Polish: Torys
 * Russian:
 * Welsh: Tori


 * Urdu: پٹواری

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
 * 2)  Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

Etymology 2
Short for when used as a female name, and for  or  when used as a male name.

Proper noun

 * 1)  County Donegal, Ireland.