abhorrer

noun

a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred

Roots

abab- · Latin · away from horrerehorr- · Latin · to bristle, shudder arius-er · Latin · one who

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