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   loyalist
         n 1: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
               times of revolt) [syn: {loyalist}, {stalwart}]

English Dictionary: loyalist by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loyalist Volunteer Force
n
  1. a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lowlier}; superl. {Lowliest}.]
      [Low, a. + -ly.]
      1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. [bd]Lowly lands.[b8]
            --Dryden.
  
      2. Low in rank or social importance.
  
                     One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope.
  
      3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  
                     These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden.
  
      4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free
            from pride.
  
                     Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am
                     meek and lowly in heart.                     --Matt. xi.
                                                                              29.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loyalist \Loy"al*ist\, n.
      A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful
      authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to
      his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of
      revolt or revolution.
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