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RESOLUTIONER
Etymology
Noun
resolutioner (plural resolutioners)
One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution.
(historical) A member of a 17th-century party in the Church of Scotland who approved of the resolutions of the Commission of General Assembly (1650) allowing all persons, except those excommunicate and hostile to the Covenant, to take part in the struggle against Cromwell.
Source: Wiktionary
Res`o*lu"tion*er (-r), n.
Definition: One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in the Scottish Church in the 17th century. He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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