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Whigsnoun
An 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain, that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.
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Whigs
name given at the end of the 17th century to the Covenanters of Scotland, and afterwards extended to the Liberal party in England from the leniency with which they were disposed to treat the whole Nonconformist body, to which the persecuted Scottish zealots were of kin; they respected the constitution, and sought only to reform abuses.
Etymology and Origins
Whigs
An abbreviation of “Whigamores,” first applied to the Scottish Covenanters in consequence of a rising among the peasantry among the Lowland moors called the “Whigamore Raid,” and finally to that political party which strove to exclude the Duke of York, James II., from the throne because he was a Catholic. The term “Whigamore” arose out of the twin-syllabic cry “Whig-am!” of the teamsters and ploughmen of those districts of Scotland to drive their horses.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Whigs in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Whigs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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