Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

united empire loyalist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: unit-ed em-pire loy-al-ist
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Tory, Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolution, especially those Tories who resettled in Canada.

Etymology

Coined by Guy Carleton, royal governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas.

Inflected Forms

United Empire Loyalists (plural) UEL (alternative) Loyalist (alternative)

Derived Forms

Loyalist

Synonyms

Tory Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolution

Questions

What does united empire loyalist mean?: Synonym of Tory, Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolution, especially those Tories who resettled in Canada.
Where does united empire loyalist come from?: Coined by Guy Carleton, royal governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas.

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