whig
/ʍɪɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
British usage; Obsolete
noun
noun
A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.
British usage
noun
A member (especially a politician) of the former Liberal Party or its successor, the Liberal Democrats.
British usage
noun
An advocate of war against, or independence from, Britain during the American Revolution.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: wheyȝe, whiggamore
Usage
- British usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
- American usage