Nonjuring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nonjuring \Non*ju"ring\, a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare,
     jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See
     {Jury}.]
     Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great
     Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary,
     or their successors.


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