Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Active as a partizan; factious; zealous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Belonging to a
faction ;partisan ; taking sides.
Etymologies
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Examples
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` ` De devil, goot Edie, '' answered Dousterswivel, ` ` why does you speak so loud as a baarenhauter, or what you call a factionary ---
The Antiquary 1845
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"De devil, goot Edie," answered Dousterswivel, "why does you speak so loud as a baarenhauter, or what you call a factionary -- I mean a sentinel?"
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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"De devil, goot Edie," answered Dousterswivel, "why does you speak so loud as a baarenhauter, or what you call a factionary -- I mean a sentinel?"
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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“De devil, goot Edie,” answered Dousterswivel, “why does you speak so loud as a baarenhauter, or what you call a factionary — I mean a sentinel?”
The Antiquary 1584
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Paris, 1823; A great resource for those who want to take the time to read about what the Reine-Martyre and her family was really like and not what some factionary wishes you to beleive.
Archive 2008-04-20 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The convention had become factionary and wasted much time in vindicitiveness and political revenge.
Danton de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The convention had become factionary and wasted much time in vindicitiveness and political revenge.
Archive 2008-02-10 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Paris, 1823; A great resource for those who want to take the time to read about what the Reine-Martyre and her family was really like and not what some factionary wishes you to beleive.
How la Reine-Martyre Marie-Antoinette was clothed de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Charlotte approached him and told him she had news from Normandy of the factionary Girondins who had escaped to Caen.
Archive 2007-12-16 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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Charlotte approached him and told him she had news from Normandy of the factionary Girondins who had escaped to Caen.
Charlotte Corday a Short Biography de Brantigny........................ 2007
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