English Explanatory Dictionary

United Empire Loyalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Honorific title first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America during or after the American Revolution.

Word forms

United Empire Loyalist United Empire Loyalists

Synonyms

UEL
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