ABHORRERS
\ɐbhˈɔːɹəz], \ɐbhˈɔːɹəz], \ɐ_b_h_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_z]\
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In Eng. Hist., the name given, in 1680, to those who expressed abhorrence of encroachments on the royal prerogative, while those who demanded the summoning of Parliament were called Petitioners. It was at this time that the words Whig and Tory came into use.
By Henry Percy Smith
