Oliverian

English

Etymology

Oliver +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɒlɪˈvɪəɹiən/

Noun

Oliverian (plural Oliverians)

(historical) A supporter of Oliver Cromwell.
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
  
  Colonel Ludlow, an old Oliverian, and one of King Charles the First his Judges

Synonyms

Cromwellian

References

Oliverian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

varioline

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